"Michal" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|מִיכַל|t=Michal|tr=mikhál}} Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Michal
  1. (biblical) A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament. Wikidata QID: Q1341397 Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical character): Míkal [feminine] (Czech), Mikal [common-gender] (Danish), Mikal [feminine] (Faroese), Mikali (Greenlandic), Mikala (Hawaiian), מִיכַל (mikhál) [feminine] (Hebrew), Michał (Polish), Míkal [feminine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-Michal-en-name-en:Q1341397 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 30 15 35 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 94 6
  2. (rather rare) A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Míkal [feminine] (Czech), Mikala (Hawaiian), Micol (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Michal-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 24 17 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 30 15 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 5 95
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