Given name & surname · Russian
Мишель
“who is like God?”
Мишель (Mišélʹ) is a unisex given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Mišélʹ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Мишель goes back to French Michel, meaning “who is like God?”
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Where it comes from
Мишель comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From French Michel, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Old East Slavic, from Old Church Slavonic Михаилъ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ.
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Мишель’s family of names
In Russian usage, Мишель has a conventional equivalent in the French form Michelle. In Russian usage, Мишель has a conventional equivalent in the French form Michel. In Russian usage, Мишель can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mišélʹ.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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