Given name

Michèle

“who is like God?”

In French use, Michèle is a feminine form of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

In French use, Michèle is a feminine form of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”

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Where it comes from

In French use, Michèle is a feminine form of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.

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How it developed

In French use, Michèle is used as a feminine counterpart of Michel.

Michèle’s family of names

Michèle has a diminutive in Micheline. Michèle is a feminine form of Michael. In French usage, Michèle has a related form in Michelle.

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Around the world

Michèle has relatives in 5 languages.

5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 11

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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