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Michal Rozin (Hebrew: מִיכַל רוֹזִין) is an Israeli politician who is currently a member of the Knesset for Meretz and also served between 2013 and 2019.
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Michal Lamdani (Hebrew: מיכל למדני), also Michal Lamdani-Cohen, is and Israeli former Olympic high jumper, eight-time Israeli champion, and former Maccabiah Games gold medal winner.
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Michal Escapa (Hebrew: מיכל אסקפה) is a former Israeli Paralympic champion.
Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli athlete was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename (and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee of the Italian Paralympic Committee web sites) for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals, simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa. However, as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete, she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964.
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Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli athlete was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename (and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee of the Italian Paralympic Committee web sites) for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals, simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa. However, as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete, she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964.
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Michal is a beautiful name. I don’t know much about the Hebrew pronunciation, but I have read that it is a very common female name in Israel. My parents (American) decided to name my sister Michal (after our Dad, Michael). It was unusual at the time and still is. Her name is pronounced just like the male version. I think my sister has always loved her name and it fits her personality somehow. She named her second daughter Maci Michal.
Even if this name technically means “brook,” we’ve always just attributed the “Who is like God?” meaning to it because Michal was named after a Michael. The female character of Michal in the Old Testament definitely isn’t the most likable, but she isn’t the worst either. The Bible is full of complex and flawed people (King David, Michal’s husband, has a worse rap sheet than she does, honestly). So I don’t think the Biblical Michal’s story is any reason to dislike or avoid using this name.
For those thinking of using this name, it is worth considering that your child will get some funny looks and a few people mistaking it for EVERY other name with an M. People called my sister Micah or Michelle all the time. Or assumed that she was male. However, while this might have been frustrating, I don’t think it has bothered her much and she really values having a unique name.
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Even if this name technically means “brook,” we’ve always just attributed the “Who is like God?” meaning to it because Michal was named after a Michael. The female character of Michal in the Old Testament definitely isn’t the most likable, but she isn’t the worst either. The Bible is full of complex and flawed people (King David, Michal’s husband, has a worse rap sheet than she does, honestly). So I don’t think the Biblical Michal’s story is any reason to dislike or avoid using this name.
For those thinking of using this name, it is worth considering that your child will get some funny looks and a few people mistaking it for EVERY other name with an M. People called my sister Micah or Michelle all the time. Or assumed that she was male. However, while this might have been frustrating, I don’t think it has bothered her much and she really values having a unique name.
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I am a woman (68 yrs old) named Michael. Everyone is always telling me they think Michael is a great name for a woman. When my mother was pregnant with me the doctor kept insisting that she was expecting a boy. When I arrived she used Michal in the Bible for a source of reference as she was a woman. She had chosen my name and did not want to change it. I grew up with a nickname which was awful...a name that nobody uses anymore. I started using my original name (Michael) when I was 18 yrs old.
My middle name is Howard from my grandfather. I have already met one woman whose middle name is Fitzgerald.
If a woman wishes to use her given name I see no reason why she should change her name to please other people.
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My middle name is Howard from my grandfather. I have already met one woman whose middle name is Fitzgerald.
If a woman wishes to use her given name I see no reason why she should change her name to please other people.
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Michal in the Bible (Hebrew name) was only feminine. Michal was the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of King David.
Also, there have been Michel (masculine) and Michelle (feminine) in French forever.
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Also, there have been Michel (masculine) and Michelle (feminine) in French forever.
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Love! So tender and delightful.
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Michal or Michael, doesn't matter. This is a male's name only.
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Michael Bates, of Bringing Up Bates fame, was originally named Michal. Gil and Kelly Bates realized long after she was born, that they disapproved of Michal in the bible. They wanted to change the name, but didn't want to spend money on having the name legally changed. They could change/add a letter for free so they added the e to make Michael.
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I´m Michal. Greetings from Czech Republic in the middle of Europe. Michal is a definitively male name in our country :-) I don´t know any woman with this name. We spell it Michal (in English this is not possible, you don´t have a letter ch, the nearest way is like Mikhaal). The woman version in our language for this is Michala (Mikhaala) :-)
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The name 'Michal' comes from the phrase 'mi col Adonai' (מי כל אדוני) in Hebrew, meaning 'who is like God?' or 'who has the power of God?'
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The girl I know with this name pronounces it like Michael.
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I find the name Michal a refreshing alternative to Michael, a name that has been overused and has become commonplace, in my opinion. I like it because it makes me feel more unique and so I have dropped the "e" from my name to be Michal. It's okay if it is either feminine or masculine.
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This is my name. It is a female name pronounced Mee-khal in Hebrew. I've always been told it means "who is like G-d", which is what it says in my parent's Hebrew name dictionary.
To those thinking of giving this name to your daughter - please think twice. Every 1st day of school I was embarrassed when teachers called "Michael". Other kids laughed. I am in my 20's and people are always asking me for a nickname because they can't properly pronounce my name. My boyfriend of several years can't even pronounce it right. While I have no intention of changing it, I wish my parents had thought of this before they named me. Unless you live in a very heavily Jewish community, it's not the easiest name for a girl to live with.
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To those thinking of giving this name to your daughter - please think twice. Every 1st day of school I was embarrassed when teachers called "Michael". Other kids laughed. I am in my 20's and people are always asking me for a nickname because they can't properly pronounce my name. My boyfriend of several years can't even pronounce it right. While I have no intention of changing it, I wish my parents had thought of this before they named me. Unless you live in a very heavily Jewish community, it's not the easiest name for a girl to live with.
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According to The Jewish Encyclopedia (1904) the name Michal means "power".
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This can also be spelled Mikal, which is the name of a character in the movie Wristcutters: A Love Story.
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I think Michal is a great name for a girl/woman. It may sound like Michael, but Michal is a woman's name in the bible. It's one of those names that has always been a female name, but sounds masculine for those who like tomboyish sounding names for girls.
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I plan on naming a girl Michal. And by the way, in the Hebrew, it can't mean "Who is like God" because it's lacking the "el" element. El means God in Hebrew (El Shaddai, El Elyon, etc.), and is a prefix or suffix of many names (Daniel, Michael, Nathanael, Israel, Elijah, etc.). Michal is more likely to mean brook (also an English name when spelled Brooke) or wadi.
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It's pronounced mee-HARL (raspy h in the back of the throat), H is a closer approximation than K, but I suppose it might be pronounced mee-KARL, following the anglicisation of Michael (mee-har-EL).
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This name is NOT pronounced mee-harl or mee-ha-rel or something like that. There is no resh in this name, it is pronounced mee-khal.
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I absolutely love this name. If I have a daughter I think I'll name her Michal. It's so unique and beautiful. I could go on and on about it. One of my favourite names.
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This is my name and I really like having it. I pronounce it like Michael (though it can also be pronounced Meekal). It's fun to see people's reactions when they meet a girl with what they think it a man's name. Definitely unique. I know of only one other person with the same name.
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Pronounced MEE-KHAHL.
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This name is exclusively feminine.
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Means "Who is like God". A sweet name, though if you are reading it for the first time, it may look like it is a guy's name.
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Does not mean "who is like G-d". The AL at the end is the difference. 'EL' in Michael (who is like G-d?) is El associated with Elohim, the Hebrew word/title for God. AL is totally different.
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Who is like god would be Mi-cha-el, or Michael.
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The name Michal is not pronounced like the English Michael (mie-kul), but mee-khal in Hebrew.
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