Michelle

English

Alternative forms

• Michele

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈʃɛl/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Michelle

1. A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
   • 1965, John Lennon-Paul McCartney: Michelle ( a Beatles song)

     Michelle ma belle

     These are words that go together well

     My Michelle.

Translations

female given name — see Michaela

Danish

Etymology

Recently borrowed from French Michelle.

Proper noun

Michelle

1. a female given name

French

Alternative forms

• Michèle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʃɛl/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Michelle f

1. a female given name, the feminine form of Michel (= Michael), with the latest popularity peak in the 1940s

German

Etymology

Recently borrowed from French Michelle.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Michelle f (genitive Michelles or Michelle)

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Etymology

Recently borrowed from French Michelle.

Proper noun

Michelle

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

Recently borrowed from French Michelle.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Michelle c (genitive Michelles)

1. a female given name