Michel
[miːˈʃɛl]Meaning
French form of Michael, from Hebrew mîḵāʾēl, "who is like God?"
Background Story
Michel is the French form of Michael, and it is also the German diminutive form of Michael. It comes from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל, literally "who is like God?". It is a doublet of Michael, Miguel and Mikhail, and in Dutch it was borrowed from French, a doublet of Michaël.
Variations
Michael, Mikhail, Miguel
Related Names
Mihail
Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Michael, from Hebrew "who is like God?"
Mikkel
Danish form of Michael; it can also derive from the Scandinavian root mikill, "enormous".
Dashiel
No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English given name
Manolo
Derived from 'Emmanuel', meaning 'God is with us'.
Marcel
Form of Marcellus, a Latin diminutive of Marcus
Mastro
Italian word for "master" or "craftsman"
Matteo
Italian form of Matthew, from Hebrew, meaning "gift of the Lord".
Mccoy
Recorded as a given name in modern English
Merlin
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin, used by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Miguel
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael