Michele (given name)

Michele
Pronunciation	muh-SHELL, mee-SHELL, MEE-shell, mee-KEH-leh (Italian)
Gender	Female, Male (Italian)
Origin
Word/Name	Hebrew via French and English
Meaning	meaning = Who is like God
Other names
Related names	Michael, Michel, Michelle

Michele, pronounced ‘mee-shell’, is an English female given name that comes from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle.

Michele, pronounced ‘mee-KEH-leh’, is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.

Both names derive from the Latin Michaelem referring to archangel Michael, and originally derive from the biblical Hebrew name מיכאל (pronounced mi-kha-el) meaning "Who is like God?".

People with the given name Michele

• Michele Abbruzzo, Italian actor
• Michele Alboreto, Italian Grand Prix racing driver
• Michèle Alliot-Marie, French politician
• Michele Amari, Italian politician and historian
• Michele Andreolo, Italian football (soccer) player
• Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
• Michele Bianchi, Italian journalist and revolutionary
• Chrisette Michele, American neo-soul singer
• Michele Canini, Italian football (soccer) player
• Michele Ferrero, businessman, leading figure of Italian chocolate maker Ferrero SpA,
• Michele Greco, mafioso
• Michele Lee, American actress
• Michele MacNaughton, South African field hockey player
• Michele Merkin, American model and television host
• Michele Mitchell, American diver
• Michele Pasinato, Italian volleyball player
• Michele Placido, Italian actor
• Michele Rüfenacht, Swiss decathlete
• Michele Santoro, Italian anchorman/journalist
• Michele Scarabelli, Canadian actress
• Michele Sepe, Italian rugby union player
• Michele Serra, Italian writer and journalist
• Michele Sindona, banker
• Michele Soavi, director
• Michele Tafoya, American sports journalist
• Michele Timms (born 1965), Australian basketball player

See also

• Michelle