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Where does “Michelle” come from?

Michelle (French) comes from French Michel, from Middle English michel, from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל.

Ancestry of “Michelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMichelMichael
2Middle Englishmichel—
3Old FrenchMichel—
4LatinMichāēl—
5LatinMichahel—
6GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
8Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
9Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
10Hebrewשמואל—
11Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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