Michelle

English

Alternative forms

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)(file)
  • 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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.ʃɛl/
  • Audio(file)

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
  • Audio(file)

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
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Michelle c (genitive Michelles)

  1. a female given name
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