Michelle (name)

Michelle

Pronunciation	m-SHEL, mee-SHEL, mi-SHEL
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew via French and English
Meaning	"Who is like God?"
Other names
Related names	Michael, Michel

Michelle is a given name, originally the French feminine form of Michel. It is now extensively used in English-speaking as well as French-speaking countries. It means "Who is like God?" For the answer to this question, see Joshua.

People with the given name Michelle

• Michelle Akers, American footballer
• Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey midfielder
• Michelle Anne Sinclair (known as Belladonna), American pornographic actress
• Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile
• Michelle Beadle (born 1975), American sportscaster
• Michelle Branch, American singer
• Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC reporter
• Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball player
• Michelle Cliff, author
• Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, also known as "Michelle"
• Michelle Dockery, English actress
• Michelle (née Ruark) Duggar, American reality TV star
• Michelle Featherstone, British indie singer-songwriter
• Michelle Forbes, actress
• Michelle Fournier, Canadian hammer thrower
• Michelle Gayle, English singer and actress
• Michelle Jenner, Spanish actress
• Michelle Heaton, British singer, TV personality and glamour model who found fame with Liberty X
• Michelle Hunziker, Swiss fashion model
• Michelle Kang, the mother of Ko Yohan, Ko Siu and Ko Si Hyeon
• 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 Madhok, CEO of White Cat Media LLC
• Michelle Malkin, American political columnist
• Michelle Marsh, Page Three girl
• Michelle McCool, Retired WWE professional wrestler
• Michelle McManus, Scottish pop singer who won Pop Idol
• Michelle McLean, former Miss Universe (1992) from Namibia
• Michelle Monaghan, actress
• Michelle Monkhouse (b.1991, d.2011), Canadian fashion model
• Michelle Gildernew, Sinn Féin Politician
• Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
• Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
• Michelle Phillips, American actress, singer, and member of The Mamas & the Papas
• Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
• Michelle Rohl, American race walker
• Michelle Ruff, American voice actress
• Michelle Ryan, British actress
• Michelle Sawatzky, Canadian volleyball player
• 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

People with the stage name Michelle

• Michel'le, hip hop artist in the 1980s and 1990s
• Michelle, German singer

People with the surname Michelle

• Candice Michelle, American model and WWE professional wrestler
• Cara Michelle, American Playmate-of-the-month and actress

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 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 Kaioh (English dub of Michiru Kaioh), character from Sailor Moon

See also

• Michele
• Michela