English Explanatory Dictionary

Michelle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈʃɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Michelle.wav

Word forms

Michelle Michele

Etymology

Borrowed from French Michelle, feminine form of French Michel (“Michael”), Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikhaél, “who is like God?”). Doublet of Michaela.

Related words

Micha Michael Michel Mischa Misha Mitchel Mitchell Nichelle Nischelle Nishelle
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