"Variant of Michael"
The name Michiel is commonly a male name from the "Hebrew" origin.
Michiel is the Dutch form of Michael, an established masculine name in Dutch-speaking regions. The same form is also used in Afrikaans. It is not a modern coinage or a respelling invented in English.
Michael means "Likeness to God.".
The pronunciation of Michiel is mih-KHEEL.
