What does Michelle mean? Michelle as a girls’ name is pronounced mee-SHELL. It is of French and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Michelle is “who is like God?”. Feminine of Michael. A popular name when it was first used in the 1940s, and made even more so by the Beatles’ song “Michelle” in the 1970s. Popular in Germany.
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