"Michel" meaning in English

See Michel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl/ Forms: Michels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Old French Michel French Michelbor. ▲ Old French Michelbor. Middle English Michel English Michel Either a reborrowing of French Michel or a continuation (with pronunciation influenced by Modern French) of Middle English Michel, both from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Michael, Miguel, and Mikhail. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|fr:Michel|:inh|enm:Michel|tree=1}} Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Old French Michel French Michelbor. ▲ Old French Michelbor. Middle English Michel English Michel [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Michael", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "who", "children" : [ ], "transliteration" : "mí", "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "מִי", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hbo" }, { "gloss" : "like", "children" : [ ], "transliteration" : "ka-", "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "כַּ־", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hbo" }, { "gloss" : "God", "children" : [ ], "transliteration" : "él", "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "אֵל", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hbo" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "transliteration" : "mīḵāʾēl", "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "מִיכָאֵל", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "hbo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Koine Greek", "term" : "Μῐχᾱήλ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc-koi" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Michāēl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "Michel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Michel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : [ "fro", ":inh", "la:Michāēl" ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "Michel", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Michel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Michel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Michel">, {{bor|en|fr|Michel}} French Michel, {{inh|en|enm|Michel}} Middle English Michel, {{der|en|fro|Michel}} Old French Michel, {{der|en|la|Michāēl}} Latin Michāēl, {{der|en|grc-koi|Μῐχᾱήλ}} Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), {{der|en|hbo|מִיכָאֵל|lit=who is like God?|tr=mîḵāʾēl}} Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”), {{dbt|en|Michael|Miguel|Mikhail}} Doublet of Michael, Miguel, and Mikhail Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Michel (plural Michels)
  1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Michael. Related terms: Saint-Michel, Gros Michel
    Sense id: en-Michel-en-name-xL8o7MZo Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English given names, English male given names, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon

Inflected forms

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