Michael

"Italian and Jewish"? root originals?

Michael can also mean He who is like God (El).

The angel Michael is called "Mikail" in Islam. It is written as "ميكائيل" in Arabic and is pronounced "mik-KA-eel".

You write "In the Hebrew tradition SAINT Michael is one of the seven archangels".

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I am sure that the Talmud scholars would be most interested at the news that the Jewish religion has SAINTS

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By the way, I neither knew that the Archangels were Saints in any religion! [noted -ed]

The name Michael is derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? Meaning "Who is like God?".

Micheal is the English version of the Hebrew name Mikeal.

The name "Michael" means "Who is like God." It is a statement that means: Who=the named person, subject; is=to be; like=in likeness of, of; God=The Creation, The End, every Life, and everything in Heaven, Hell, and on Earth.

It is a question, coming from the elements "me" meaning "who", "k-hi" meaning "like" and "el" meaning God. So it's literally "Who like God?", the "is" and "my" being implied. It's a rhetorical question, so the true meaning is very subtle. Who is as powerful, who is as awesome, who is as wonderful as my God? No one.

I believe the name Michael means "the fear of God", in addition to those other things they say, such as "who is like God?" or "one who is like God".

The idea of the name 'Michael' suppossedly meaning "a question" is incorrect, that is the Catholic interpretation because the actual meaning somehow offends them.
However, it is ORIGINALLY a Hebrew name meaning: "GodLike" (Who is LIKE God.) It is a statement, NOT a 'question'. Hebrew names were originally titles with meanings, not merely personages.