Michel (name)

For other uses, see Michel.
Michel
Pronunciation /ˈmkəl/
French: [miˈʃɛl]
Dutch: [mɪˈxɛl]
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל [ˌmixäˈʔel]
Meaning Who Is Like God?
Region of origin France, South Africa , Netherlands, Germany
Other names
Related names Michael, Michelle, Mitchell

Michel is originally a French name. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל [ˌmixäˈʔel], meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael. Mitxel which is also an equivalent of Michael. When of Czech, Slovak or Polish origin it is a variant of the personal name Michal. When of Greek origin, the surname Michel is a shortened form of various patronymic derivatives of Michael. Examples of such are Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.[1]

Persons with the surname

Persons with the given name

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. "Michel Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
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