Miķelis is a Latvian male given name. It is also Latvian name of
archangel Michael, therefore the celebration of autumn
equinox is called
Miķeļi Miķeļi nav gadskārta
() or Miķeļdiena is a Latvian autumn equinox and annual harvest festival and market. Latvian Miķeļi dainas referred to good and rich husbands as bread fathers, who are associated with the autumn harvest ripening. In di ...
in Latvian and Miķelis is named as protector of horses and good harvest, likely taking over functions of Jumis, a fertility deity in
Latvian mythology
Latvian mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Latvia, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives. These myth ...
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Persons named Miķelis include:
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Miķelis Ežmalis
Miķelis Ežmalis (born 12 August 1990 in Limbaži) is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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(born 1990), Latvian canoer
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Miķelis Krogzemis
Miķelis Krogzemis (18 September 1850, Ungurpils – 6 February 1879, Saint Petersburg, Russia), better known under his pen name Auseklis* was a Latvian poet and prominent member of the Young Latvians movement.
Biography
Miķelis Krogzemis was ...
(1850–1879), Latvian poet
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Miķelis Lībietis
Miķelis Lībietis (born 9 July 1992 in Sigulda) is a Latvian tennis player that competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Men's Circuit. On 28 November 2016, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 352, and his highest doubles ran ...
(born 1992), Latvian tennis player
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Miķelis Rēdlihs
Miķelis Rēdlihs (born July 1, 1984) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for HK Olimp of Latvian Hockey League (LAT). He has played for Latvian national team in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 World C ...
(born 1984), Latvian ice hockey player
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Miķelis Valters
Miķelis Valters (born May 7, 1874, April 24 O.S., died March 25, 1968) was the first Latvian Minister of the Interior (1918—1919), member of the New Current intellectual movement, lawyer, politician, diplomat, social activist, and one of the ...
(1874–1968), Latvian politician
References
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Latvian masculine given names