Etymology

Mitchell

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

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The story

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.