Michelle
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French Michelle, feminine form of French Michel (“Michael”), Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikhaél, “who is like God?”). Doublet of Michaela.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mɪˈʃɛl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Proper noun
[edit]Michelle
- 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.
- 1965, John Lennon-Paul McCartney: Michelle ( a Beatles song)
Translations
[edit]female given name — see Michaela
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recently borrowed from French Michelle.
Proper noun
[edit]Michelle
- a female given name
French
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Michelle f
- a female given name, the feminine form of Michel (= Michael), with the latest popularity peak in the 1940s
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recently borrowed from French Michelle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Michelle f (genitive Michelles or Michelle)
- a female given name
Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recently borrowed from French Michelle.
Proper noun
[edit]Michelle
- a female given name
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recently borrowed from French Michelle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Michelle c (genitive Michelles)
- a female given name
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