Miķelis is a Latvian male given name. It is also Latvian name of

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, therefore the celebration of autumn

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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 myt ...

. Persons named Miķelis include: * Miķelis Ežmalis (born 1990), Latvian canoer *

Miķelis Krogzemis Miķelis Krogzemis (18 September 1850, Ungurpils – 6 February 1879, Saint Petersburg, Russia), better known by his pen name Auseklis* was a poet from the Russian Empire who wrote in Latvian and prominent member of the Young Latvians movement. ...

(1850–1879), Latvian poet * Miķelis Lībietis (born 1992), Latvian tennis player * Miķelis Rēdlihs (born 1984), Latvian ice hockey player * Miķelis Valters (1874–1968), Latvian politician

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