Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel are spiritual protectors for almost 1,474,000 Romanianstranslated

Saints Archangels Michael and Gavriil are spiritual protectors for 1,473,923 Romanians, according to the data provided by the General Directorate for Personal Records.

Of the total of these, which bear the names of the two archangels, 836,706 are men and 637,217 are women.

Most of the male first names are Mihai (364,878), Mihail (60,853), Mihăiță/Mihaiță (29,023), Mihnea (12,095), Mihalache (1,196), Misu/Mișu (1,035) and Mihăilă (574). In the case of women, the first name Mihaela is the most widespread, being worn by 367,003 people, followed by Mihaiela (6,405), Mihaila (734) and Mihăița/Mihăiță (530).

Names inspired by Saint Gabriel are borne by 630,308 people, including Gabriel (341,019), Gavril (15,782), Gavrilă (5,510), Gabi (4,072), for men, and Gabriela (258,945) and Gabi (3,378), for women.

Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Archangels Michael and Gabriel are honored by the Orthodox Church as close servants of God and protectors of people.

Saint Michael the Archangel is considered the leader of the heavenly hosts and the defender of those who trust in God. Its name comes from the Hebrew language and means…