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Michêle (female)

Variants:Micaela (F) Michaela (F) Michalina (F) Michelle (F)
Diminutive(s):Micheline (F)
Masculine form:Michael (M) Michel (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

French feminine form of Michel, the French form of Michael [q.v.], from the Hebrew name Micah, "one who is like God".
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