noun
Michelle
mih-SHEHL
noun
1
A female given name, the French feminine form of "Michel" (Michael), especially popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
"Michelle was one of the most common names given to baby girls in the 1970s."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA popular girl's name, the female counterpart of Michael.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French Michelle, the feminine form of Michel, ultimately from Hebrew mikha'el ("who is like God?").