Michel

See also: michel

English

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old French Michel

French Michelbor.

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Old French Michelbor.

Middle English Michel

English Michel

Either a reborrowing of French Michel or a continuation (with pronunciation influenced by Modern French) of Middle English Michel, both from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Michael, Miguel, and Mikhail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈʃɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Michel (plural Michels)

1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Michael.

Related terms

• Saint-Michel

See also

• Gros Michel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French Michel. Doublet of Michaël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʃɛl/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Michel m

1. a male given name from French, variant of Michaël, equivalent to English Michael

French

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old French Michel

French Michel

From Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, Michāēlem, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), in turn borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”). Cognate with English Michael, Spanish and Portuguese Miguel, Italian Michele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʃɛl/

• Audio; “Stade Saint-Michel”:

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• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Proper noun

Michel m

1. (biblical) Michael, the Archangel
2. a male given name of biblical origin
3. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Gros Michel

Related terms

• male given names: Michaël, Mickaël, Jean-Michel
• female given names: Michaëlle (Michaelle, Michaele, Michaèle, Michaële), Michèle, Michelle, Micheline

Descendants

• → Dutch: Michel
• → Portuguese: Michel

German

Etymology

Popular form of Michael with reduction of unstressed syllables.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪçəl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Michel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michels or (with an article) Michel)

1. a male given name, variant of Michael

Proper noun

der Michel m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Michel or des Michels)

1. (also Deutscher Michel) a stereotypical representation of the German people, since the 19th century mainly associated with political passiveness and naiveté, portrayed as a man with a nightcap (and sometimes a pipe and/or wooden clogs)

Noun

Michel m (strong, genitive Michel or Michels, plural Michel or Michels)

1. (mildly derogatory) the average German
2. (derogatory) a good-natured simpleton, naive person

Declension

Declension of Michel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Michel	die	Michel, Michels
genitive	eines	des	Michel, Michels	der	Michel, Michels
dative	einem	dem	Michel	den	Micheln, Michels
accusative	einen	den	Michel	die	Michel, Michels

Further reading

• “Michel” in Duden online
• “Michel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Michal, Michael, Miȝhel, Mihal, Mihel, Mychael, Myghel, Myghell, Myȝhel

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old French Michelbor.

Middle English Michel

From Old French Michel (forms such as Michael, Mychael etc. are from Old English Michahel, from Latin Michāhēl), from Latin Michaēl, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• (from Old English) IPA^(key): /ˈmixəl/, /ˈmiːxəl/
• (from French) IPA^(key): /ˌmit͡ʃaˈɛːl/, /ˌmiˈt͡ʃɛːl/, /ˈmit͡ʃɛl/
• (from Latin) IPA^(key): /ˌmiːkaˈɛːl/, /ˌmiːˈkɛːl/, /ˈmiːkɛl/

Proper noun

Michel

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name
3. The Archangel Michael.

Derived terms

• Michelmasse

Descendants

• English: Michael, Mitchell, Myall, Myell
• Scots: Michael

References

• “Mī̆ghel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Michāēl, Michāēlem, from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.t͡ʃɛl/, /mi.kɛl/

Proper noun

Michel m (nominative singular Michels)

1. (biblical) Michael, the Archangel
2. a male given name of biblical origin

Descendants

• French: Michel
  • → Dutch: Michel
  • → Portuguese: Michel
• → Middle English: Michel, Michael
  • English: Michael

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old French Michel

French Michelbor.

Portuguese Michel

Borrowed from French Michel, from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl. Doublet of Miguel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈʃɛw/ [miˈʃɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈʃɛl/ [miˈʃɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈʃɛl/ [miˈʃɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈʃɛ.li/

Proper noun

Michel m

1. a male given name from French

Related terms

• Michele