Maikel

Maikel is a masculine given name. It is a form of Michael in the Caribbean, Netherlands, Spain, and Suriname, probably as a phonetic approximation of the English name. In the Netherlands, its first use was not until the mid 1950s and its popularity peaked in 1990. People with this name include:


 * Maikel Aerts (born 1976), Dutch goalkeeper
 * Maikel Benner (born 1980), Dutch baseball player
 * Maikel Chang (born 1991), Cuban footballer
 * Maikel Cleto (born 1989), Dominican baseball pitcher
 * Maikel Folch (born 1980), Cuban baseball pitcher
 * Maikel Franco (born 1992), Dominican baseball player
 * Maikel Hermann (born 1976), Spanish footballer
 * Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), Dutch footballer
 * Maikel Mesa (born 1991), Spanish footballer
 * Maikel Moreno (born 1965), Venezuelan judge
 * Maikel Nabil Sanad (born 1985), Egyptian political activist living in the United States
 * Maikel Nieves (born 1989), Spanish footballer
 * Maikel Renfurm (born 1976), Suriname-born Dutch footballer
 * Maikel Reyes (born 1993), Cuban footballer
 * Maikel Scheffers (born 1982), Dutch wheelchair tennis player
 * Maikel Verkoelen (born 1992), Dutch footballer
 * Maikel van der Vleuten (born 1988), Dutch equestrian
 * Maikel van der Werff (born 1989), Dutch footballer