The first name Michèle

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About the first name Michèle

Meaning

The name Michèle is a form related to Michel and shares its traditional meaning: “who is like God?”.

Historical origin

Michèle belongs to the same name family as Michel. The name Michel comes from the Hebrew Mikha’el, the name of the archangel Michael in biblical tradition.

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In archival records, Michèle may coexist with Michel or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:mi-chèlmiʃ.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Michèle by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Michèle by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MichèleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Michèle in baptisms by year.10075502501740179018401890194019901740–1744 4 baptisms1760–1764 4 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 24 baptisms1950–1954 48 baptisms1955–1959 64 baptisms1960–1964 44 baptisms1965–1969 20 baptisms1970–1974 12 baptisms1975–1979 16 baptisms1980–1984 36 baptisms1985–1989 16 baptisms1990–1994 8 baptisms

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