Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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MICHAEL. Also Michle (Fif. 1899 S. Tytler Miss Nance xiii.), dim. Michellie (Fif. 1896 G. Setoun R. Urquhart xxiii.). The variant forms represent the Sc. pronunciation, now obsol. [′mɪçəl] (Per., Fif., Lth., Ayr. 1915–26 Wilson), †[′mɪɑəl] (Rnf. c.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.)). Cf. Carmichael, place- and surname [kər′mɪçəl].
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