Michel

Gallic masculine name

Michel is the French and German form of the name Michael.

In English contexts, it appears as a given name or surname with continental European roots: Michel Foucault, Michel de Montaigne.

The pronunciation varies—French uses a soft ending, German a harder one.

artistic

Michelangelo

Florentine sculptor and painter

Pietà · Renaissance · masterpiece · fresco · marble · ceiling · Vatican · Florence · painter · sculptor

name

Mike

Masculine given name

given name · forename · first name · French name · baptismal name · patronymic · moniker

French

France

Western European republic

café · bonjour · monsieur · Montmartre · Seine · Provence · baguette · croissant · Eiffel · patisserie

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Family

Michael, Michelle, Michaela, Michele

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