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michael | andrew |

As proper nouns the difference between michael and andrew

is that michael is a given name derived from Hebrew while Andrew is the first Apostle in the New Testament.

michael

English

Etymology 1

From Vulgate (etyl) Michael, Michahel, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* Michaell

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
  • Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel'' or ''Michael , giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
  • * 2008 , , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:
  • He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael'. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually ' Michael ."
  • (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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  • And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
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  • And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
    Derived terms
    * Michael acceptor * Michael addition * Michael donor * Michael reaction * take the Michael

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Michael.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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    andrew

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The first Apostle in the New Testament.
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  • One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew , Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his his own brother and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
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  • * 1890 John Davidson, Perfervid: The Career of Ninian Jamieson , Ward and Downey 1890, page 94:
  • I like him - I like a man who can be extreme. Depend upon it, Miss Mercer - but what is his first name?" "Andrew'." "A good name, though common - there is a possibility of a sound reputation in ' Andrew Morton, especially if he narrows himself down to a point - - -
  • * 1966 (Ester Wier), The Barrel , D. McCay Co. 1966, page 57:
  • "Well, I'd say he ought to have a Scottish name like Andrew or Bruce or Sandy...or...Duncan...or Angus or..." He ticked them off on his fingers as they came to mind.
  • * 1985 , Eight Black Horses , Simon&Schuster 2003, ISBN 074346690X, page 138-139:
  • Lloyd was a piss-ant name. Andrew' was better because '''Andrew''' was one of the twelve apostles, and anybody with a twelve-apostle name was a good guy. If you were reading a book - which Parker rarely did - and you ran across a guy named Luke, Matthew, Thomas, Peter, Paul, James, like that, you knew right off he was supposed to be a good guy. - - - He would have preferred to be called ' Andrew , which was his true and honorable middle name.
  • A village in Alberta, Canada
  • A city in Iowa
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia
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