Michal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Michal
Ultimately from Hebrew Mīkhāl, of uncertain origin and meaning
Example Sentences
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Italy's Giacomo Bertagnolli leads Italian hopes - the defending Paralympic champion is top of the World Cup standings - while Canada's Kalle Ericsson and Michal Golas of Poland have also impressed this season.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
According to the late Polish economist Michal Kalecki, the public sector’s deficit equals the private sector’s surplus.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
A Canadian counterweight to Bouvia is Michal Kaliszan, now age 42, who suffers spinal muscular atrophy and who, before his mother died in 2022, had never know a life without round-the-clock assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
ESG “showed strong market-relative and absolute performance in the decade prior to 2022,” finds Michal Bartek, a researcher at Principles for Responsible Investment.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
“Yes, Michal, we’ll take good care of her. She’ll love the countryside and the farm. Else and August will be happy to have another young voice in the house.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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