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Michael Downing

the US

There are 386 people with the name "Michael Downing" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Downing	1,098
Michael Downing	35,616

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is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

is 1,094th most common Talley
is 1,095th most common Dwyer
is 1,096th most common Pate
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is 1,098th most common Downing
is 1,099th most common Lim
is 1,100th most common Dillard
is 1,101st most common Davila
is 1,102nd most common Mcnamara

is 35,612th most common Mary Potts
is 35,613th most common Mary Romano
is 35,614th most common Matthew Shaw
is 35,615th most common Melvin Green
is 35,616th most common Michael Downing
is 35,617th most common Michael Mckinley
is 35,618th most common Michael Mosley
is 35,619th most common Myung Park
is 35,620th most common Nancy Oliver

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Meaning & History

Michael

Downing

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.

Short forms: Mike, Mick.

Pet forms: Mick(e)y, Mikey.

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