MICHELE

mee-KEH-leh

A feminine form of Michael/Michel meaning “who is like God?” or “Godlike.”

Meaning

Michele is the feminine form of Michel/Michael in the excerpted name books. The Hebrew root is given as meaning “who is like to God,” and one source also glosses it as “Godlike.” In usage, the name is strongly associated with the Michael family of angel-names and appears in Italian and French forms.

Origin

HebrewItalianFrenchfeminine

Fun fact

One excerpt explicitly notes Michele as the feminine of Michel, “one of the angel-names.”

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Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book.

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