Where does “michelle” come from?
michelle (English) comes from French Michelle, from French Michel, from Middle English michel, from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ.
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 | Michelle | — |
| 2 | French | Michel | Michael |
| 3 | Middle English | michel | The Archangel Michael |
| 4 | Old French | Michel | Michael, the Archangel |
| 5 | Latin | Michāēl | — |
| 6 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 7 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |