Is it Michael or Micheal?

[Swede]

Or are they both the correct spelling?

[mdmc]

1. depends on the birth certificate

Saint Michael.
But morans could name their kid Mikel Michel Micheal or whatever

[Ivan Sputnik]

2. It's Michael

Trust me on this one.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. I'm sure there are Micheals out there, but I've never encountered one.

Michael is usually how it's spelled. (Unless you have Scandinavian heritage like I do and spell it Mikael. :P)

[qwertyMike]

4. Michael is my name

but a lot of people spell it Micheal

Both are legit but Michael is more common

I think that's the Gaelic version (I'm from Ireland)

Mike

[sarge43]

5. Michael

It means "Who is like God". 'El' is one of the ancient names of God.

[NuttyFluffers]

6. yup, hence GabriEL, RaphaEL, UriEL, etc

:)

good answer, good answer!

[sarge43]

7. Don't forget ELizabeth "God is bountiful" n/t

[Gormy Cuss]

11. Yup. El of Elohim n/t

[hobbit709]

8. Mikal or Mical

[Burma Jones]

9. A before E except after lunch

[Midlodemocrat]

10. Michael. My son's name. And my husband's.

Although American Airlines thinks Mr.'s name is Micheel. :eyes:

[MajorChode]

12. It depends on if you subscribe to the King James Bible