Mikhail

Russian variation of Michael
"who is like God"

Mikhail Origin and Meaning

The name Mikhail is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "who is like God".

One of the most familiar Russian names in the West, thanks to ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov and state head Mikhail Gorbachev.

# 968 in the US

Mikhail Rank in US Top 1000

# 2007 on Nameberry

Mikhail Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mikhail Popularity

Famous People Named Mikhail

  • Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
    President of the Soviet Union
  • Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
    Russian,American dancer and actor
  • Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov
    Russian novelist
  • Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin
    Russian revolutionary anarchist
  • Mikhail "Misha" Arkadyevich Shifman
    Latvian theoretical physicist
  • Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov
    Russian writer, poet and painter
  • Mikhail Jurjevič Hraboŭski
    Belorussian ice hockey player
  • Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov
    Russian novelist
  • Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny
    Russian tennis player
  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Russian composer
  • Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev
    Kutuzov, Russian field marshal during the Napoleonic Wars
  • Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev
    Russian fleet commander and explorer

Mikhail in Pop Culture

  • Mikhail Bakunin
    character on American TV series 'Lost' Mikhail Victor, character in the game Resident Evil 3