Michael

Michael /ˈmaɪkəl/ is a male given name that comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (Mīkhāʼēl, pronounced [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl) meaning "Who is like God?" (literally, "Who is like El?). In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, Mickey, or Mick. The Russian equivalent is Mikhail.

In the works of Harry Turtledove, the following characters are known as Michael:


 * Michael (Designated Hitter), a character in the short story "Designated Hitter".
 * Mikhail, a Red Army soldier and minor character in the novel Last Orders.
 * Grand Duke Mikhail of Russia, a historical figure who becomes Tsar of the Russian Empire in the Southern Victory series.

The following characters have the given name Michael:
 * Michael Arenswald, a German soldier and minor character in the novel In the Balance.
 * Michael Collins, a historical Irish revolutionary leader refere3nced in the novel Blood and Iron.
 * Michael Foster, Royal American Mounted Police officer in the novel The Two Georges.
 * Michael Kennedy, a historical son of Robert Kennedy referenced in the short story "Before the Beginning".
 * Michael Palaiologos, a historical Byzantine general in the short story "Two Thieves".
 * Michael Pound, an American soldier and POV in the Southern Victory series.
 * Michael Schwerner, a historical American civil rights worker referenced in the short story "He Woke in Darkness".
 * Michael Scott, a fictional Confederate soldier in the Southern Victory series.
 * Michael Spiegel, a German] lieutenant colonel and minor character in the novel [[In the Balance.
 * Michael Tegza, a historical American drummer appearing in the short story "The Fillmore Shoggoth".
 * Michael Woo, a crosstimer in the novel Curious Notions.

The following characters have the given name Mikhail:
 * Mikhail Gorbachev, a historical Soviet leader appearing in Aftershocks and referenced in A World of Difference and [[Blood Vengeance].
 * Mikhail Suslov, Soviet statesman referenced in the novel Striking the Balance.