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The baby name Mihail is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-hail (IPA: /miˈhaɪl/).

Mihail is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: MEE-hail (IPA: /miˈhaɪl/)

What is the meaning of the name Mihail ?

The baby name Mihail is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-hail (IPA: /miˈhaɪl/).

Mihail is Hebrew in Origin.

Mihail is the South and East Slavic and Romanian form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el, the rhetorical question "Who is like God?" It entered the Balkans through Greek and Church Slavonic, spreading with Christianization. Strongly tied to the Archangel Michael - protector and commander of heavenly hosts - the name features in Orthodox calendars (notably 8 November), with long-standing use in Bulgaria and North Macedonia; in Romania, Mihail appears in formal and ecclesiastical contexts, while Mihai prevails in daily use.

Medieval and early-modern bearers underline its prestige, such as Tsar Mihail Shishman of Bulgaria; related forms name Prince Mihailo Vojislavljevic and Tsar Mikhail I Romanov. Common diminutives include Misho/Miso (Bulgarian/South Slavic) and, in related forms, Misha (Russian). Close variants: Mikhail (Russian), Mykhailo (Ukrainian), Mihailo or Mihajlo (Serbian/Montenegrin), Mihai (Romanian), Michal (Czech/Slovak), Michal with ogonek Michał (Polish), Michael, Michel, Miguel, Michele, Mikael, Micheal (Irish), and Georgian Mikheil.

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Mihail – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2017 #1 743
MD Boys 0 #10 194 756
MD 0 #21 14 434
BG Boys 0 #37 668 3,850
BG 0 #37 47 1,799
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
RU Boys 0 #41 5,005 12,621
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
KZ 0 #75 16 1,452
RU 0 #88 148 3,641
EE Boys 0 #91 36 2,087
KZ Boys 0 #98 322 6,578
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
CY Boys 0 #119 11 3,473
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
Switzerland Boys 2024 #134 4 1,769
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
LT Boys 0 #147 5 2,166
RS Boys 0 #150 5 2,277
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #238 30 6,912
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
CZ Boys 0 #259 46 6,530
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
PT Boys 0 #295 74 7,951
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
Canada Boys 2023 #305 5 2,601
PL Boys 0 #306 30 6,459
DK Boys 0 #315 11 7,401
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
MU Boys 0 #348 10 8,477
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PS Boys 0 #359 200 10,655
IL Boys 0 #376 253 10,983
Finland Boys 0 #378 50 2,041
France Boys 2021 #380 8 2,865
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #424 19 2,180
RU Girls 0 #475 24 11,913
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
Finland Boys 2026 #495 205 3,552
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
IR Boys 0 #509 44 10,162
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IT Boys 0 #622 1,249 10,046
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
Spain Boys 0 #654 288 5,610
IT 0 #682 33 4,183
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Germany Boys 0 #770 183 5,697
PE Boys 0 #863 16 14,506
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
NL Boys 0 #890 62 5,873
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,028 6 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
TR 0 #1,131 81 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,430 17 9,415

Mihail is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Switzerland
France
Sweden
Canada

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People also ask about Mihail

Mihail is predominantly a boy's name.
Mihail is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MEE-hail (IPA: /miˈhaɪl/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mikhail, Mihai, Mihailo, Mihajlo, Mihály and Mihails.
Across languages, Mihail has these equivalents: Michael (English), Mikhail (Russian), Miguel (Spanish), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Mihail ranked #1 in Ireland in 2017, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Mihail ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2017).
Mihail's popularity is declining. It moved from #877 in 2015 to #886 in 2024 in United States.