The Name Mihail
Mihail is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning “who is like God?”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Mihail is a male name of Hebrew origin. Meaning: “who is like God?”. From the Hebrew Mika-el, “who is like God?”. The name of the archangel who leads the heavenly host.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Mihail |
| Short forms | Misha, Mishka |
| Affectionate forms | Mishenka, Mishutka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| September 19 | commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae |
| November 21 | Synaxis of the Archangel Michael |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Mihail, by tradition, is a kind, reliable and fair man. He is solid and hard-working and can be a support for his loved ones. He can be stubborn and touchy. His strength is honesty and endurance.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Mihail («Михаил») in the Russian 1–9 table: М 5 + И 1 + Х 5 + А 1 + И 1 + Л 4 = 17 → 8. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 8 — power and achievement. Eight is the number of business and money: organising talent, ambition, skill with resources. The weak spot is a domineering streak and measuring life by results.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 5 (freedom and change). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: freedom and change. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): М=40 + И=8 + Х=600 + А=1 + И=8 + Л=30 = 687, reduced to 3. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
М — caring. Good at housekeeping, eager to help, naturally shy.
Other letters: И — refinement and kindness; Х — independence; А — beginning and action; Л — sense of beauty.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 8 is linked with the planet Saturn.
| Planet | Saturn |
| Stones | black pearl, dark sapphire, amethyst |
| Colours | dark grey, dark blue, black |
| Favourable days | Saturday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 8 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Alina, Anastasiya, Darya, Evdokiya, Elizaveta, Zhanna, Zoya, Olesya, Svetlana, Yana.
More friction with: Alisa, Vera, Galina, Zlata, Olga, Pelageya.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Mihail carries the meaning “who is like God?”. Name number 8 — power and achievement; first letter M — caring. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (freedom and change) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: September 19, November 21.