Michelle
//mɪˈʃɛl// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
"Michelle ma belle These are words that go together well"
Example
More examples"And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama."
Etymology
Borrowed from French Michelle, feminine form of French Michel (“Michael”), Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikhaél, “who is like God?”). Doublet of Michaela.
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