Mikhail
Russian variation of Michael
"who is like God"Share
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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.
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Famous People Named Mikhail
- Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevPresident of the Soviet Union
- Mikhail Nikolayevich BaryshnikovRussian,American dancer and actor
- Mikhail Afanasyevich BulgakovRussian novelist
- Mikhail Alexandrovich BakuninRussian revolutionary anarchist
- Mikhail "Misha" Arkadyevich ShifmanLatvian theoretical physicist
- Mikhail Yuryevich LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter
- Mikhail Jurjevič HraboŭskiBelorussian ice hockey player
- Mikhail Aleksandrovich SholokhovRussian novelist
- Mikhail Mikhailovich YouzhnyRussian tennis player
- Mikhail Ivanovich GlinkaRussian composer
- Mikhail Illarionovich GolenischevKutuzov, Russian field marshal during the Napoleonic Wars
- Mikhail Petrovich LazarevRussian fleet commander and explorer
Mikhail in Pop Culture
- Mikhail Bakunincharacter on American TV series 'Lost' Mikhail Victor, character in the game Resident Evil 3