Mikel
Mikel is the Basque adaptation of the given name Michael. The name Mikel has its roots in the Hebrew word Mikha'el, which means "Who is like God".
Notable people with the name include:
Footballers
- Mikel Alonso, Spanish Basque footballer and older brother of retired Spain national [football team|Spanish international] Xabi Alonso
- Mikel Álvaro, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Amantegui, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Aranburu, Spanish Basque retired footballer, who played for Real Sociedad
- Mikel Arce, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Arteta, retired Spanish Basque footballer, currently head coach at Arsenal F.C.
- Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish Basque footballer
- Mikel Balenziaga, Spanish Basque footballer
- Mikel Dañobeitia Martín, Spanish footballer
- Mikel González, Spanish Basque footballer
- Mikel John Obi, Nigerian footballer
- Mikel Kortina, Spanish retired footballer
- Mikel Labaka, Spanish Basque footballer
- Mikel Lasa, Spanish retired footballer
- Mikele Leigertwood, Antiguan retired footballer
- Mikel Leshoure, American footballer, currently playing for the Detroit Lions in the NFL
- Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Orbegozo, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer, currently playing for Real Sociedad
- Mikel Pagola, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Rico Moreno, Spanish footballer
- Mikel Roteta, Spanish retired footballer
- Mikel Saizar, Spanish Basque footballer
- Mikel San José, Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao
- Mikel Spaho, Albanian footballer
- Mikel Vesga, Spanish footballer
Other sportsmen
- Mikel Aguirrezabalaga, Spanish handball player
- Mikel Artetxe, Spanish cyclist
- Mikel Astarloza, Spanish cyclist
- Mikele Barber, American sprinter
- Mikel Gaztañaga, Spanish cyclist
- Mikel Jones, American football player
- Mikel Landa, Spanish cyclist
- Mikel Nieve, Spanish cyclist
- Mikel Odriozola, Spanish race walker
- Mikel Pradera, Spanish cyclist
- Mikel Scicluna, Maltese professional wrestler
- Mikel Thomas, Trinidadian sprinter
- Mikel Zarrabeitia, Spanish cyclist
Musicians
- Mikel Erentxun, Venezuelan musician
- Mikel Herzog, Spanish musician
- Mikel Japp, Welsh musician
- Mikel Laboa, Spanish musician
- Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian musician
- Mikel Rouse, American composer
- Mikel Jollett, American musician and author