Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Scripts Михаил(Russian, Bulgarian)Міхаіл(Belarusian)
Meaning
Russian and Belarusian form of Michael, and an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Михаил (see Mihail). This was the name of two Russian tsars. Other notable bearers include the poet Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-).