The baby name Micol is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /miˈkɔl/ (mee-KOL); English variants: /ˈmiːkɒl/ (MEE-kol) or /mɪˈkɒl/ (mi-KOL).
Micol is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Micol is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /miˈkɔl/ (mee-KOL); English variants: /ˈmiːkɒl/ (MEE-kol) or /mɪˈkɒl/ (mi-KOL).
Micol is Hebrew in Origin.
Micol is the Italian form of the Hebrew feminine name Michal (מיכל), borne in the Hebrew Bible by King Saul’s daughter and David’s first wife. Most scholars link Michal to a Hebrew common noun meaning “brook” or “rivulet,” while popular usage sometimes conflates it with the theophoric Michael (“Who is like God?”) - a folk etymology not supported by the spelling. In Italian, Micol is pronounced MEE-kol and is used chiefly among Jewish and literary circles.
The name remained uncommon in Italy until the 20th century, when Giorgio Bassani’s Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1962) and its acclaimed film adaptation highlighted the character Micol Finzi-Contini, giving the name cultured, modern resonance. Variants and related forms include Michal (Hebrew/Biblical), Mikhal (modern Israeli transliteration), and, in Slavic languages, masculine Michal as a cognate of Michael (semantically distinct). Informal Italian diminutives sometimes appear as Miki or Michi.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #409 | 5 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #439 | 2,340 | 9,415 |
| IT | 0 | #452 | 284 | 4,183 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #540 | 8 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 34 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #605 | 13 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 10 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #929 | 15 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,144 | 9 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,421 | 51 | 10,046 |
Micol is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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