Maikel () is a masculine given name. It is a form of

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

in the Caribbean, Netherlands, Spain, and Suriname, probably as a phonetic approximation of the English name. In the Netherlands, its first use was not until the mid 1950s and its popularity peaked in 1990.Maikel
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. People with this name include: * Maikel Aerts (born 1976), Dutch goalkeeper * Maikel Benner (born 1980), Dutch baseball player * Maikel Chang (born 1991), Cuban footballer * Maikel Cleto (born 1989), Dominican baseball pitcher * Maikel Folch (born 1980), Cuban baseball pitcher *

Maikel Franco Maikel Antonio Franco (pronounced MY-kehl FRAHN-koh; born August 26, 1992), is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in the MLB. He made his MLB ...

(born 1992), Dominican baseball player * Maikel Hermann (born 1976), Spanish footballer *

Maikel Kieftenbeld Maikel Kieftenbeld (; born 26 June 1990) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club FC Emmen, Emmen. Kieftenbeld began his football career with his hometown club, VV Lemeler ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Maikel Mesa Maikel Mesa Piñero (born 4 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Zaragoza. Club career Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mesa finished his youth career with hometown club CD Tenerife. H ...

(born 1991), Spanish footballer *

Maikel Moreno Maikel José Moreno Pérez (born 12 December 1965) is a lawyer, doctor of Venezuelan constitutional law, and judge who currently serves as president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela. Moreno is currently a fugitive as part of an i ...

(born 1965), Venezuelan judge *

Maikel Nabil Sanad Maikel Nabil Sanad (also transcribed as ''Michael'' arz, مايكل نبيل سند, ; born in 1985 in Asyut), is an Egyptian political activist, blogger, and a former political prisoner. He became famous in 2010 for refusing to serve in ...

(born 1985), Egyptian political activist living in the United States *

Maikel Nieves Antonio Nieves Martín (born 2 December 1989), commonly known as Maikel Nieves is a Spanish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Råde as a forward. Club career Born in Las Palmas, Nieves started his youth career with the academy of CD Yo� ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Maikel Renfurm Maikel Renfurm (born 8 July 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player. Currently he is assistant manager at Westlandia after retiring from the game in 2011. He was Dutch Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), bran ...

(born 1976), Suriname-born Dutch footballer *

Maikel Reyes Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy (sometimes spelt as Maykel Reyes) is a Cuban international football player who plays for his local team Pinar del Río and the Cuba national team. Club career In January 2016, he became the first Cuban footballer ( ...

(born 1993), Cuban footballer *

Maikel Scheffers Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst. He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in ...

(born 1982), Dutch wheelchair tennis player *

Maikel Verkoelen Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for RKSV Mierlo-Hout in the Dutch Tweede Klasse. Club career Verkoelen joined PSV at the age of eight, and eleven years later Verkoele ...

(born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Maikel van der Vleuten Maikel van der Vleuten (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch show jumping rider. He was born in Geldrop. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a silver medal in team jumping and finished 37th in the individual. As of May ...

(born 1988), Dutch equestrian *

Maikel van der Werff Maikel van der Werff (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. He has formerly played for FC Volendam, SBV Vitesse, Vitesse, FC Cincinna ...

(born 1989), Dutch footballer

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