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Mitchell

//ˈmɪt͡ʃəl// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable

    "Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable
  3. 3
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; An industrial estate in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; An undeveloped suburb in Palmerston, Northern Territory. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; A rural town in the Maranoa Region, Queensland. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; A locality in Lower Eyre Peninsula council area, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Australia:; A local government area in Victoria, north of Melbourne; in full, the Shire of Mitchell. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Canada:; A local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A place in Canada:; A community in West Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Glascock County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Madison County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A city in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A minor city and township in Mitchell County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rice County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A township in Alcona County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in St. Francois County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Wheeler County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A township in Davison County, South Dakota, now mostly overlaid by the city. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; A village in St Newlyn East parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8654). countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:; Ellipsis of Mitchell County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Etymology

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

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