Michel
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMichel (plural Michels)
- A surname from French
See also
editDutch
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMichel ?
- a male given name, equivalent to English Michael
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God”). Cognate with English Michael, Spanish Miguel, Italian Michele.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMichel m
- (biblical) Michael, the Archangel
- a male given name of biblical origin
- a surname originating as a patronymic
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editGerman
editEtymology
editPopular form of Michael with reduction of unstressed syllables.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMichel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michels or (with an article) Michel)
- a male given name, variant of Michael
Proper noun
editder Michel m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Michel or des Michels)
- (also Deutscher Michel) a stereotypical representation of the German people, since the 19th century mainly associated with political passiveness and naiveté, portrayed as a man with a nightcap (and sometimes a pipe and/or wooden clogs)
Noun
editMichel m (strong, genitive Michel or Michels, plural Michel or Michels)
- (mildly derogatory) the average German
- (derogatory) a good-natured simpleton, naive person
Declension
editFurther reading
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, and their source Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).
Pronunciation
edit- (from Old English) IPA(key): /ˈmixəl/, /ˈmiːxəl/
- (from French) IPA(key): /mitʃaːˈɛːl/, /miˈtʃɛːl/, /ˈmitʃɛl/
- (from Latin) IPA(key): /miːkaːˈɛːl/, /miːˈkɛːl/, /ˈmiːkɛl/
Proper noun
editMichel
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
- a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name
- The Archangel Michael.
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editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “Mī̆ghel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Michel. Doublet of Miguel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editMichel m
- a male given name from French
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