# Michel
## English
### Etymology

From French Michel.

### Proper noun

Michel (plural Michels)
* A surname from French

### See also

* Gros Michel
* Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol

## Dutch
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /miˈʃɛl/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Michel ?
* a male given name, equivalent to English Michael

## French
### Etymology

From Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God”). Cognate with English Michael, Spanish Miguel, Italian Michele.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.ʃɛl/
* Audio; “Stade Saint-Michel”:(file)

### Proper noun

Michel m
* (biblical) Michael, the Archangel
* a male given name of biblical origin
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Derived terms

* banane Gros Michel

#### Related terms

* male given names: Michaël, Mickaël, Jean-Michel
* female given names: Michaëlle (Michaelle, Michaele, Michaèle, Michaële), Michèle, Michelle, Micheline

## German
### Etymology

Popular form of Michael with reduction of unstressed syllables.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɪçəl/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Michel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michels or (with an article) Michel)
* a male given name, variant of Michael

### Proper noun

der Michel m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Michel or des Michels)
* (also Deutscher Michel) a stereotypical representation of the German people, since the 19th century mainly associated with political passiveness and naiveté, portrayed as a man with a nightcap (and sometimes a pipe and/or wooden clogs)

### Noun

Michel m (strong, genitive Michel or Michels, plural Michel or Michels)
* (mildly derogatory) the average German
* (derogatory) a good-natured simpleton, naive person

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Michel” in Duden online
* “Michel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* Michal, Michael, Miȝhel, Mihal, Mihel, Mychael, Myghel, Myghell, Myȝhel

### Etymology

From Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, and their source Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

### Pronunciation

* (from Old English) IPA: /ˈmixəl/, /ˈmiːxəl/
* (from French) IPA: /mitʃaːˈɛːl/, /miˈtʃɛːl/, /ˈmitʃɛl/
* (from Latin) IPA: /miːkaːˈɛːl/, /miːˈkɛːl/, /ˈmiːkɛl/

### Proper noun

Michel
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
* a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name
* The Archangel Michael.

#### Related terms

* Michelmasse

#### Descendants

* English: Michael, Mitchell, Myall, Myell
* Scots: Michael

#### References

* “Mī̆ghel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Michel. Doublet of Miguel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /miˈʃɛw/ [miˈʃɛʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /miˈʃɛl/ [miˈʃɛɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /miˈʃɛl/ [miˈʃɛɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /miˈʃɛ.li/

### Proper noun

Michel m
* a male given name from French

#### Related terms

* Michele