Michelle ( name ) - wikipedia Michelle ( name ) Michelle Pronunciation / mɪˈʃɛl / Gender Female Origin Word / name Hebrew via French and English Meaning `` Who is like God ? '' Other names Related names Michael, Michaela, Michel, Mitchell. Michelle is a given name, originally the French feminine form of Michel, from the Hebrew name Michael meaning `` Who is like God ? ''. It is now extensively used in English - speaking as well as French - speaking countries. It is also a surname. Contents 1 Translations 2 Real people bearing the name 2.1 As given name 2.1. 1 A-J 2.1. 2 H-M 2.1. 3 O-Y 2.2 As stage name 2.3 As surname 3 Fictional characters 4 See also Translations This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) Albanian : Miçel Arabic : ميشيل Belarusian : Мішэль ( Mišeĺ ) Bengali : মিশেল ( Miśēla ) Bulgarian : Мишел, Микаела, Михаела Chinese Simplified : 米 歇 尔 ( Mǐ xiē ěr ) Chinese Traditional : 米 歇 爾 ( Mǐ xiē ěr ) Czech : Michaela, Michala Danish : Mikaela, Mikkeline Finnish : Mikaela French : Michèle Georgian : მიშელ ( Mishel ) German : Michaela, Michi Greek : Μιχαέλα Gujarati : મિશેલ ( Miśēla ) Hebrew : מישל Hindi : मिशेल ( Miśēla ) Italian : Micaela, Michela, Michelina, Lina Japanese : ミシェル ( Misheru ) Kannada : ಮಿಚೆಲ್ ( Micel ) Khmer : មីឆែល ( Mee - chael ) Korean : 미셸 ( Misyel ) Marathi : मिशेल ( Miśēla ) Mongolian : Мишээл ( Misheel ) Norwegian : Mikaela Persian : میشل Polish : Michalina Portuguese : Micaela, Miguela Punjabi : ਮਿਸ਼ੇਲ ( Miśēla ) Romanian : Mihaela Russian : Мишель ( Mishel ' ) Serbian : Мишел ( Mišel ) Slovak : Michaela Slovene : Mihaela Spanish : Micaela, Miguela Swedish : Michaela, Mikaela Tamil : மைக்கேல் ( Maikkēl ) Telugu : మిచెల్ ( Micel ) Thai : มิ เช ล ( Michel ) Ukrainian : Мішель ( Mishel ' ) Urdu : مشیل Yiddish : מישעל ( Myşʻl ) Real people bearing the name As given name A-j Michelle Akers, American footballer Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey midfielder Michelle Ang, New Zealand actress Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile Michelle Beadle ( born 1975 ), American sportscaster Michelle Branch ( born 1983 ), American rock singer Michelle Caruso - Cabrera, CNBC reporter Michelle Chapman ( known as Tori Black ), American pornographic actress Michelle Chamuel, American singer, competed in season 4 of The Voice and was the runner - up. Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball player Michelle La popo, Most famous model in the world Michelle Chen, Taiwanese actress Michelle Cliff, author Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, also known as `` Michelle '' Michelle Cruz, American soccer defender Michelle Creber, Canadian actress Michelle Dilhara ( born 1996 ), Sri Lankan actress Michelle Dockery, English actress Michelle ( née Ruark ) Duggar, American reality TV star Michelle Featherstone, British indie singer - songwriter Michelle Ferrari, Italian pornographic actress and television personality Michelle Forbes, actress Michelle Fournier, Canadian hammer thrower Michelle Gayle, English singer and actress Michelle Gildernew, Sinn Féin Politician Michelle Gray, American politician Michelle Jenner, Spanish actress H-M Michelle Hamer, Australian visual artist Michelle Heaton, British singer, TV personality and glamour model who found fame with Liberty X Michelle Hunziker, Swiss television hostess, actress and fashion model Michelle Keegan, English actress Michelle Kwan, professional American figure skater Michelle Laine, American fashion designer Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player Michelle Leslie, Australian model Michelle Jaggard - Lai ( born 1969 ), retired to professional tennis player from Australia Michelle Leonard ( born 1973 ), British singer and songwriter, now based in Berlin Michelle Langstone ( born 1979 ), New Zealand actress Michelle Lombardo ( born 1983 ), American model and actress Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician Michelle Madhok, CEO of White Cat Media LLC Michelle Malkin, American political columnist Michelle Marsh, British Page Three girl Michelle McCool, American retired professional wrestler and former middle school teacher Michelle McManus, Scottish pop singer who won Pop Idol Michelle McLean, former Miss Universe ( 1992 ) from Namibia Michelle Meldrum, guitarist Michelle Monaghan, actress Michelle Monkhouse ( b. 1991, d. 2011 ), Canadian fashion model O-Y Michelle Obama ( born 1964 ), former - First Lady of the United States Michelle Ongkingco, American actress Michelle Pfeiffer ( born 1958 ), American actress Michelle Phillips, American actress, singer, and member of The Mamas & the Papas Michelle Rodriguez, American actress Michelle Rohl, American race walker Michelle Rojas, American voice actress Michelle Ruff, American voice actress Michelle Ryan, British actress Michelle Sawatzky, Canadian volleyball player Michelle Anne Sinclair ( known as Belladonna ), American pornographic actress Michelle Ray Smith, American actress Michelle Stephenson, English singer - songwriter, known as ex member of the Spice Girls Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress Michelle Triola ( 1933 -- 2009 ), American actress Michelle Wie, American golfer Michelle Williams ( actress ), American actress known for television series Dawson 's Creek and her role in the film Brokeback Mountain Michelle Williams ( singer ) aka Tenitra Michelle Williams, American R&B artist from singing group Destiny 's Child Michelle Wright, Canadian country music artist Michelle Yim, Hong Kong actress Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian born Hong Kong actress As stage name Michel'le, hip hop artist in the 1980s and 1990s Michelle, German singer Michelle ( Spanish singer ) ( es ) As surname Candice Michelle, American model, actress and retired professional wrestler Cara Michelle, American Playmate - of - the - month and actress Janee Michelle ( born 1946 ), American actress Vicki Michelle, British actress, best known for playing as Yvette Carte - Blanche from the British sitcom ' Allo ' Allo ! Fictional characters Michelle Chang, character in the Tekken ( series ). Michelle Dessler, character on the TV series, 24 ( TV series ) Michelle Dubois, character on the TV series, ' Allo ' Allo ! Michelle Flaherty, character in the American Pie film series Michelle Fowler, a former regular on the soap opera EastEnders Michelle Kaioh ( English dub of Michiru Kaioh ), character from Sailor Moon Michelle Richardson, character on the TV series, Skins Michelle Scully, character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours Michelle Tanner, character on the TV series, Full House Michelle, a video game character from Grand Theft Auto IV Michèlle Malebranche, a character from the fantasy band Sound Horizon. See also Michele Michela This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: what is the definition of the name michelle
Answer: the French feminine form of Michel, from the Hebrew name Michael meaning "Who is like God?"