Talk:Michael

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[edit] This is Silly

Mick should not redirect here as it is also a racist slur.Jigsaw Jimmy 16:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

It says in the article that it has this offensive meaning.--Runcorn 19:26, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
but, por ejemplo, if you look up wop it leads to the list of ethnic slursJigsaw Jimmy 17:54, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
But Mick is used more often as a form of Michael than as a slur. I have never heard Wop used as a name. By all means x-ref the list of slurs. --Runcorn 06:31, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
what is this x-ref you speak of
I mean add a cross-reference like [[List of ethnic slurs]].--Runcorn 19:38, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning of the name

July 21 2004: I changed the translation of Michael to include "Likened unto God," because that's what my rabbi once told me. Archangel Michael was so powerful because he was "like God." I have no other authority than a memory of Rabbi Joey, and I beg to be corrected. Also, I replaced "the Lord" with "God" because I think it's a more literal translation of the Hebrew root "el". In Hebrew, "the Lord" is better translated "Adonai," and "el" is used to refer to many gods, not only the God of Abraham. (Orthodox sticklers note: I haven't blanked out he middle letter of "god" because the commandment refers to God's name, not the word "god." Please excuse me.) --Cladist July 21 2004

Edit: I thought Michael meant "Who is like God?" a rhetorical Jewish exclamation, meaning "To whom can God be compared?"

The name definitely means "Who is like God?": see A J Kolatch, "The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names". Runcorn 21:41, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] True or false??

True or false: this article needs a link to the Wikipedia page talking about the banned user. 66.245.115.34 21:57, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Things that don't belong here

As per Wikipedia:disambiguation disambiguation articles are for disambiguating amongst articles that would otherwise share the same title. To quote:

In most cases, do not list names of which Title is a part, unless the persons are very frequently referred to simply by their first or last name (e.g. Shakespeare, Galileo).

These entries have been removed because they do not belong here. The encyclopaedia articles on these subjects would not have the title Michael (but would have the titles that they actually do have).

Furthermore: Translations of words are the function of Wiktionary, the lexical companion to Wikipedia and which is a translating dictionary amongst many other things. They, also, do not belong here. Uncle G 18:11, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)

They are useful for people trying to find people named Michael. —Lowellian (talk) 01:31, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
This situation is similar to that of a redirect. From Wikipedia:Redirect:
Someone finds them useful. Hint: If someone says they find a redirect useful, they probably do. You might not find it useful — this is not because the other person is a liar, but because you browse Wikipedia in different ways.
You might not find the stuff in this article useful, but you do not know others' browsing habits. Now, Michael could redirect straight to an article, but there are multiple famous people/things named Michael. That is why it has to be a disambiguation page, and that is why this stuff in the article has to be kept. —Lowellian (talk) 01:36, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
Your (or anyone else's) browsing habits are not the point: rather, it's Wikipedia policy not to list people on a dab page just because it's part of their name.—Wahoofive (talk) 05:24, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The relevant paragraph is this:
In most cases, do not list names of which Title is a part, unless the persons are very frequently referred to simply by their first or last name (e.g. Galileo, Shakespeare).
Accordingly, the kings of Portugal might belong, but not the modern Michaels.—Wahoofive (talk) 05:26, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
This is not a disambiguation page. It's an article about the name "Michael", which includes lists of prominent people named Michael. —Michael Z. 2005-06-6 13:50 Z
I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation. —Lowellian (talk) 17:31, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Michael

There is, IIRC, an actual questioning element in the Hebrew Michael, and thus, it could easily be read "Who is like G-d?" Supposedly this was the Archangel's response to the Adversary's attempt to tempt him away from faithful service.

That interpretation of the name is mentioned at Michael the Archangel.

[edit] Russian last tsar Michael

The article says that Prince Michael of Kent was named in honor of the last Russian tsar. However, the List of Russian rulers ends with Nicholas II. Mikhail Alexandrovich may not officially be called a tsar: he refused the title when Nicholas abdicated and was never crowned. Perhaps, it should be reflected here. Nikolenko 13:32, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge: "Mick"

The section on short form and other uses was originally on "Mick", which is now redirected to this article. Fluit 23:25, 2 May 2006 (UTC)


The slang form of "mick" may be an an association of an Irish person with the "Mc" spelling common in Irish names, as contrasted with the "Mac" spelling more common in Scottish names. Gil 17:13, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

It's now proposed to merge Maicol, which seems fair enough. --Runcorn 06:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Semi-Protection

There has been to many people vandalising this page so what if someone put a semi-protection on this page. London UK 16:15, 9 May 2006 (BST)

nothing happens. administrator can semi-protect page and than put tag for our information. i don't think that it's needed - it was just a random vandal. -- tasc talkdeeds 16:06, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maicol

"Maicol is another spelling of "Michael". It is a name given in Brazil (where it is more usual to write it as Maicon), Italy and sometimes other Latin countries" I have never heard of Maicol being used in Italy, only ever Michele. Can anyone correct me on this or should Italy be removed from the above sentence? Mike 16:08, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bulgarian Ruller with the name Michael

St. Boris-Michael (852—889 CE)

Ruler of First Bulgarian Kingdom. Born Boris; accepted Christianity and the name Michael in year 864.

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[edit] Other languages

french: Michel, Michelle (female)

german: Michael, Michaela (female)

spanish: Miguel

italian: Michelle

russian: Mihail

hungarian: Mihaly

croatian: Mihovil

serbian: Mihajlo —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.51.3.204 (talk) 20:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

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