Michal 2

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew
Scripts מִיכַל(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Saul. She was married to David, but after David fled from Saul he remarried her to someone else. Later, when David became king, he ordered her returned to him.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesMelchol(Biblical Greek) Mikhal(Biblical Hebrew) Michol(Biblical Latin) Micol(Italian)
Same SpellingMichal 1, Michał
User SubmissionMichál

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Categories

biblical women, currently out of the US top 1000, daughters, isograms, politics, uncertain etymology, water, wives, wives of King David
Entry updated January 22, 2019