michel

M3I1C3H4E1L1
/mɪˈʃɛl/

proper noun

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

OriginMiddle English Michel ← Old French Miche ← French Miche →
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Meanings

michel1

adjectivemichel (comparative more michel, superlative most michel)

comparative more michel · superlative most michel

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mickle.
nounmichel (plural michels)

plural michels

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mickle.

Michel2

proper nounMichel (plural Michels)

plural Michels

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

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewמִי (mí)
  2. Biblical Hebrewכַּ־ (ka-)
  3. Biblical Hebrewאֵל (él)
  4. Biblical Hebrewמִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)
  5. Koine GreekΜῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)
  6. LatinMichāēl
  7. Old FrenchMichel
  8. FrenchMiche
  9. Old FrenchMiche
  10. Middle EnglishMichel
  11. EnglishMichel

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with michel

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Anagrams

Chmiel
Cite this entry
APA

michel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michel

MLA

“michel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “michel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/michel.

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