- Origin: Biblical Hebrew מישאל
- Meaning: debated
- Gender: Masculine
- Transcriptions: ሚሳኤል (Amharic), Ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ (Coptic), Μισαήλ (Greek)
- ENG: mih-SHILE, mih-SHALE; Heb: (MEE-SHAH-yel); Sp: (mee-SAH-yel)
The name comes from the Hebrew meaning, “who is like God?; who is equal to God?,” “who is asked for?” and according to Hitchcock Bible names, “lent.” The name is borne by three male characters in the Bible, one mentioned in (Exodus 6:22) as one of the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Moses and Aaron and most notably, it is the Hebrew name of Meshach (Dan. 1:11, 19) one of the three youths who refused to worship idols and were thrown in a furnace but miraculously survived.
Misael currently ranks in as the 192nd most popular male name in Mexico (2021) and the 790th most popular male name in the United States (2022).
In the Coptic Church, it is borne by St. Misael the Anchorite (7th-century CE).
Its feminine version of Mishaela is a pop song by Israeli pop singer, Achinoam Nini and has experienced sporadic usage in Israel and the English-speaking world. It is also the name of a character in Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict.
Other forms/Usage
Male
- Misael (Amharic, Coptic, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Misiel ܡܝܣܝܝܠ (Assyrian – Neo Aramaic)
- Misayyl ميصائيل (Egyptian-Arabic, used by Copts)
- Misaël (French)
- Mischaël (German)
- Misaele (Italian)
- Miszael (Polish)
- Misail Мисаи́л, Mizael Мизаел (Ukrainian, Russian)
An Italian short form is Misa.
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