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Miguel

Miguel is a masculine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It derives from the Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning "Who is like God?" The name is associated with the archangel Michael, known in Spanish as San Miguel. The English equivalent is Michael; other language forms include Michel (French), Mikhail (Russian), and Mikael (Scandinavian). In Spanish, diminutives include Migue and Miguelito; feminine forms are rare, with Micaela as a related variant.

Miguel is especially common in Spain and Latin America, as well as among Portuguese-speaking populations. It

Notable people named Miguel include Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish novelist who wrote Don Quixote;

has
been
a
frequent
given
name
across
social
strata
and
historical
periods,
and
appears
in
literature,
politics,
sports,
and
popular
culture.
Miguel
Hidalgo
y
Costilla,
a
priest
and
leader
of
the
Mexican
War
of
Independence;
Miguel
de
Unamuno,
a
Spanish
writer
and
philosopher;
Miguel
Ángel
Asturias,
a
Guatemalan
writer
and
Nobel
laureate;
Miguel
Induráin,
a
Spanish
cyclist
and
multiple
Tour
de
France
winner;
Miguel
Cotto,
a
Puerto
Rican
boxer;
Miguel
Cabrera,
a
Venezuelan-American
baseball
player;
and
Miguel
Díaz-Canel
Bermúdez,
the
Cuban
president.
In
fiction,
Miguel
Rivera
is
the
protagonist
of
the
Pixar
film
Coco.