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Michael Wise

in the US

There are 712 people with the name "Michael Wise" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Wise	428
Michael Wise	10,264

is 1st most common John
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is 4th most common Michael
is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

is 424th most common Gallagher
is 425th most common Harrington
is 426th most common Bowers
is 427th most common Maxwell
is 428th most common Wise
is 429th most common Ingram
is 430th most common Maldonado
is 431st most common Estrada
is 432nd most common Clarke

is 10,260th most common Mark Johnston
is 10,261st most common Marsha Smith
is 10,262nd most common Martha Moore
is 10,263rd most common Melissa Lewis
is 10,264th most common Michael Wise
is 10,265th most common Mildred Davis
is 10,266th most common Myung Kim
is 10,267th most common N Jones
is 10,268th most common Rebecca Harris

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Meaning & History

Michael

Wise

(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.