"Mikkel rev" is the name that all foxes bear in Norwegian fairy tales ("rev" means fox). However, "Mikill rev" can also be interpreted as an old version of "huge tail", as rev/ræv/rov (in different dialects) means a behind (in humans) or a tail (in animals). I do not have any proof, but I believe that the name Mikkel must have been used when Christianity arrived, and that the priests used the similar sounding "Mikkel" as a replacement for Michael.I must also correct the Finnish comment claiming that Finnish is the only Scandinavian language that uses double K's - we all do, except Swedish.
I must also correct the Finnish comment claiming that Finnish is the only Scandinavian language that uses double K's - we all do, except Swedish.