Michelle (name)

Michelle is a given name, originally the French feminine form of Michel, from the Hebrew name Michael meaning "Who is like God?". It is now extensively used in English-speaking as well as French-speaking countries. It is also a surname.

Michelle
Pronunciation/mɪˈʃɛl/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew via French and English
Meaning"Who is like God?"
Other names
Related namesMichael, Michaela, Michel, Mitchell.

Translations
  • Albanian: Miçel
  • Arabic: ميشيل
  • Armenian: Միշել
  • Belarusian: Мішэль ( Mišeĺ)
  • Bengali: মিশেল ( Miśēla)
  • Bulgarian: Мишел, Микаела, Михаела
  • Chinese Simplified: 米歇尔 (Mǐ xiē ěr)
  • Chinese Traditional: 米歇爾 (Mǐ xiē ěr)
  • Czech: Michaela, Michala
  • Danish: Mikaela, Mikkeline
  • Finnish: Mikaela
  • French: Michèle
  • Georgian: მიშელ (Mishel)
  • German: Michaela, Michi
  • Greek: Μιχαέλα
  • Gujarati: મિશેલ ( Miśēla)
  • Hebrew: מישל
  • Hindi: मिशेल ( Miśēla)
  • Hungarian: Mihaéla
  • Italian: Micaela, Michela, Michelina, Lina
  • Japanese: ミシェル ( Misheru)
  • Kannada: ಮಿಚೆಲ್ (Micel)
  • Khmer: មីឆែល (Mee-chael)
  • Korean: 미셸 (Misyel)
  • Marathi: मिशेल ( Miśēla)
  • Mongolian: Мишээл ( Misheel)
  • Norwegian: Mikaela
  • Persian: میشل
  • Polish: Michalina
  • Portuguese: Micaela, Miguela
  • Punjabi: ਮਿਸ਼ੇਲ ( Miśēla)
  • Romanian: Mihaela
  • Russian: Мишель (Mishel')
  • Serbian: Мишел ( Mišel)
  • Slovak: Michaela
  • Slovene: Mihaela
  • Spanish: Micaela, Miguela
  • Swedish: Michaela, Mikaela
  • Tamil: மைக்கேல் ( Maikkēl)
  • Telugu: మిచెల్ ( Micel)
  • Thai: มิเชล (Michel)
  • Ukrainian: Михайлина (Mychajlyna)
  • Urdu: مشیل
  • Yiddish: מישעל ( Myşʻl)

Real people bearing the name

As given name

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As stage name
  • Michel'le, hip hop artist in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Michelle, German singer
  • Michelle (Spanish singer)

As surname
  • Candice Michelle, American model, actress and retired professional wrestler
  • Cara Michelle, American Playmate-of-the-month and actress
  • Janee Michelle (born 1946), American actress
  • Vicki Michelle, British actress, best known for playing as Yvette Carte-Blanche from the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!

Fictional characters
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See also
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