Miķelis is a Latvian male given name. It is also Latvian name of
archangel Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, therefore the celebration of autumn
equinox
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" and se ...
is called
Miķeļi 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 ...
.
Persons named Miķelis include:
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Miķelis Ežmalis (born 1990), Latvian canoer
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Miķelis Krogzemis (1850–1879), Latvian poet
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Miķelis Lībietis (born 1992), Latvian tennis player
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Miķelis Rēdlihs (born 1984), Latvian ice hockey player
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Miķelis Valters (1874–1968), Latvian politician
References
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Latvian masculine given names