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Michael Shea

in the US

There are 889 people with the name "Michael Shea" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Shea	933
Michael Shea	6,867

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is 6,863rd most common James Blake
is 6,864th most common Jennifer Murphy
is 6,865th most common Mary Hart
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is 6,867th most common Michael Shea
is 6,868th most common Richard Morrison
is 6,869th most common Sharon Allen
is 6,870th most common Susan Green
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Meaning & History

Michael

Shea

(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.