Best-BabyName
Male Name

Michel

mi.ʃɛl
ˈmɪ.çl̩
ˈmi.ʃɛl
Overview

Gender

masculine

Origin

Categories

alpinists
artists
authors
bass guitarists
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
Code Lyoko characters
composers
currently out of the US top 1000
diminutives
directors
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
79/100
classic140%
mature80%
formal120%
upper class80%
wholesome80%
strong65%
refined100%
strange65%
simple100%
serious100%

Meaning & Etymology

French form of Michael. Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), also known as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer who made predictions about future world events. Another famous bearer is the retired French soccer player Michel Platini (1955-). This is also the German diminutive form of Michael.

Related Names

Michaël

Variants

Mickaël

Variants

Micha

Variants

Michi

Variants

Michaël

Variants

Michael

Variants

Michiel

Variants

Michèle

Feminine Forms

Michelle

Feminine Forms

Micheline

Feminine Forms

Michaela

Feminine Forms

Michelle

Feminine Forms

Mikha'il

Other Languages & Cultures

Mikayel

Other Languages & Cultures

Mikel

Other Languages & Cultures

Mitxel

Other Languages & Cultures

Mikhail

Other Languages & Cultures

Michael

Other Languages & Cultures

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