The baby name Mihaly is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmihaːj/ (Hungarian; approx. "MEE-hah-yee").
Mihaly is Hungarian in Origin.
The baby name Mihaly is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmihaːj/ (Hungarian; approx. "MEE-hah-yee").
Mihaly is Hungarian in Origin.
Mihaly is the Hungarian form of Michael, traditionally spelled Mihály and pronounced MEE-high (Hungarian [ˈmihaːj]). It descends from the Hebrew Mikha’el, meaning “Who is like God?”, a rhetorical affirmation of God’s uniqueness. The unaccented Mihaly appears in international contexts; in Hungary the name day falls on 29 September, shared with the feast of St. Michael.
Long embedded in Hungarian culture through the veneration of the archangel, the name was popular across the 18th–20th centuries and borne by luminaries such as painter Mihály Munkácsy, poet Mihály Vörösmarty, and statesman Mihály Károlyi. Common Hungarian diminutives include Misi, Miska, and Mihályka. Related forms across languages are Michael (English), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese), Mikhail (Russian), Mykhailo (Ukrainian), Mihail (Romanian/Bulgarian), Michal (Czech/Slovak), and Mihael (Slovene/Croatian). Today Mihaly feels classic, cultured, and distinctly Magyar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Boys | 0 | #90 | 126 | 3,954 |
| HU | 0 | #111 | 5 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 2,277 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #925 | 28 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,447 | 25 | 10,046 |
Mihaly is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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