Where does “Michelle” come from?
Michelle is the feminine form of Michael, derived from French Michel, from Latin Michael, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל.
Michelle (English): popular from the 1960s to the 1990s
Definitions
- popular from the 1960s to the 1990s
Ancestry of “Michelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Michel | Michael |
| 2 | Middle English | michel | The Archangel Michael |
| 3 | Old French | Michel | Michael, the Archangel |
| 4 | Latin | Michāēl | — |
| 5 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 6 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 9 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 10 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |