Mihails

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1877. From Russian. Cognate to English Michael.

Proper noun

Mihails m

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Михаи́л (Mixaíl).
  2. (less common) a male given name from Russian of Latvian speakers

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Mihails was the only given name of 9435 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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