Meaning: Who is like God? (a rhetorical declaration of God's greatness)
Origin: Hebrew — from Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל)
Gender: Boy
Rank in Ireland: #2
Total births: 55,538
History: Michael has deep roots in Irish life, from Archangel Michael devotions in medieval monasteries to revolutionary leader Michael Collins of County Cork. The name dominated Irish baptismal records throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, especially in Munster. Collins, the 'Big Fella' who negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, made it a name synonymous with Irish independence. In GAA circles, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh became the beloved voice of hurling and football.
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