First name origins & meanings:
- Hebrew: Like God
- Italian: Like the Lord; close to God
First name variations: Michaelina, Michaeline, Michelina, Micaela, Mikaela, Miguela, Nichelle, Shelly, Shell, Michal, Micheline, Michelyn, Mickey, Mikhaeli, Mikaeli, Michaela, Michella, Michell, Michellene
Last name origin & meaning:
French: from the female personal name Michelle, feminine
form of Michel, French form of Michael.
Famous people with this first name:
Michelle Branch,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Michelle Phillips,
Michelle Williams,
Michelle Obama
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Tom Clancy
This name appears in the following lists:
Before They Were Famous - Name Changers,
Poets,
Pop Princes and Princesses,
Rock Kings and Queens