Michel (name)

For other uses, see Michel.

Michel
Pronunciation	/ˈmaɪkəl/), French: [miˈʃɛl]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ [ˌmixäˈʔel])
Meaning	Who Is Like God?
Region of origin	France
Other names
Related names	Michael, Michelle

Michel is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an English and German form of the personal name Michael. The surname has several different origins. When the name originates from France, Germany and the Netherlands it is also a form of the personal name Michael. The Basque name is a variant of the personal name Mitxel which is also an equivalent of Michael. When of Polish origin it is a variant of the personal name Michal. When of Greek origin, the surname Michel is a shortened form of various patronymic derivatives of Michael. Examples of such are Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.^[1]

Surname

• Henri Michel (1907–1986), a French historian
• Hermann Michel (born 1912), a German Nazi SS officer
• Robert H. Michel (born 1928), a United States politician
• Pierre Michel (born 1942), a French literary scholar
• Pras Michel (born 1972), an American musician
• Rolf Michel (born 1945), a German physicist
• Anneliese Michel (1952–1976), a German woman said to be possessed by demons
• Luis Ernesto Michel (born 1979), a Mexican professional footballer

References

1. ^ "Michel Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Michel-family-history.ashx?fn=Michel&Submit=Check+meaning. Retrieved 25 February 2009. 

See also

• Saint-Michel

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