overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Miguel.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/miˈɡɛw/Brazil[miˈɡɛʊ̯]Brazil/miˈɡɛl/Portugal[miˈɣɛɫ]Portugal

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

    masculine

  2. Michael (an archangel)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Old Galician-Portuguese Migael Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel Portuguese Miguel Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel, from Migael, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”). Doublet of Michel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Miguel has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Miguel studioMiguel workshello, Miguel

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.