Mitchell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/
rhymes: -ɪtʃəl
Forms: form: Mitchells
form: Michell
form: Mitchel
form: Matsell
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”).
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
A town in Queensland, Australia.
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A local government area in Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne; in full, the Shire of Mitchell.
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A community in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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A town in Georgia.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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An unincorporated census-designated place in Illinois.
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A city in Indiana.
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A city in Iowa.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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An unincorporated community in Kansas.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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A city in Nebraska.
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A city in Oregon.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
Ellipsis of Mitchell County.
Derived terms: County of Mitchell
Mitch
Mitchell County
Mitchell grass
Mitchellian
Mitchell movement
Mitchells Plain
Related terms: Michael
Michaels
Michaelson
Michelle