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
at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with this name include: *

Maikel Aerts Maikel Aerts (; born 26 June 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After his career, he became goalkeeping coach. Career Aerts started his career at FC Den Bosch. In his third season at Den Bosch, where he ...

(born 1976), Dutch goalkeeper *

Maikel Benner Maikel Benner (born 24 March 1980 in Schiedam) is a Dutch baseball player. Benner represented the Netherlands national baseball team, Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team became sixth. External linksBenne ...

(born 1980), Dutch baseball player *

Maikel Chang Maikel Chang Ramírez (born April 18, 1991) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Club career Born in Havana, Chang played for local clubs Industriales and Ciudad de la Habana, before leaving ...

(born 1991), Cuban footballer *

Maikel Cleto Maikel Jose Cleto (born May 1, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox. Professional career New York Mets Cleto began h ...

(born 1989), Dominican baseball pitcher *

Maikel Folch Maikel Folch Vera (born 1980 in Florencia, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba) is a left-handed pitcher for the Cuba national baseball team. Folch plays for Ciego de Ávila in the Cuban National Series, where he posted a league-low 2.09 ERA duri ...

(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 Maikel Hermann Naujoks García (born 18 March 1976), known simply as Maikel, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also held German citizenship. Club career Born in Iserlohn, West Germany to a German father a ...

(born 1976), Spanish footballer * Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Maikel Mesa (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Maikel Moreno (born 1965), Venezuelan judge * Maikel Nabil Sanad (born 1985), Egyptian political activist living in the United States * Maikel Nieves (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Maikel Renfurm (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 (born 1982), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Maikel Verkoelen (born 1992), Dutch footballer * Maikel van der Vleuten (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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