Editing Miķelis

{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Miķelis
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| pronunciation= {{IPA|lv|micelis|}}
| gender = Male
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| region = [[Latvia]]
| origin = variant form of [[Michael (given name)|Michael]]<ref name="silins">{{cite book|last=Siliņš|first=Klāvs|title=Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca|publisher=Zinātne|location=Rīga|date=1990|isbn=5796602780|language=Latvian}}</ref>
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|name day=29 September
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}}
'''Miķelis''' is a Latvian male given name. It is also Latvian name of [[Michael (archangel)|archangel Michael]], therefore the celebration of autumn [[equinox]] 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]].<ref name="silins"/>

Persons named Miķelis include:
* [[Miķelis Ežmalis]] (born 1990), Latvian canoer
* [[Miķelis Krogzemis]] (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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