Mikael

Where Mikael comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mikael.

Mikael through the years
  1. 1508
    Mikael Agricola born
    Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish
  2. 1944
    First appearance
    #3,430 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1986
    Mikael Lustig born
    Swedish association football player
  4. 2016
    Peak, #958
    215 babies named Mikael, its best rank.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Mikael Agricola · Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish, 1508–1557
  • Mikael Lustig · Swedish association football player, born 1986
  • Mikael Antonsson · Swedish footballer, born 1981
  • Mikael Forssell · Finnish footballer, born 1981
  • Mikael Persbrandt · Swedish actor, born 1963

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.