name
Mikhail
mee-khah-EEL
/miːxɑːˈiːl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mikhail
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Russian (Russia)
- Meaning
- Who is like God?; Russian form of Michael
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
'kh' is a guttural velar fricative like Scottish 'loch'; stress on last syllable
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