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 [ 2 syll. mit-(c)hel(l), mi-tche-ll ] The boy name Mitchell is pronounced as MIHCHahL KEY. Mitchell is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Hebrew and Old French. The first name is derived from the Norman French surname, itself a medieval form of Michael under the influence of an Anglicized pronunciation of its variant Michel. Mitchell is a variant (English) of the name Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish). Michey (English pet form), Mitch (English short form), and Mitchel (English variant spelling) are forms of Mitchell. See also the related form, Michel (Czech, French, and German). Mitchell is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1994, 0.264% of baby boys were given the name Mitchell. It ranked at #71 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.045% and its ranking #337. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Mitchell, Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 21 times more than Mitchell. Baby names that sound like Mitchell include Michal (Czech and Polish), Mitchel (English), Macawlay (English), Maxwell (English and Scottish), Meical (Welsh), Micael (Portuguese), Mical (English), Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish), Michail (Greek and Russian), Michale (English), Micheal (English and Scottish), Micheil (Scottish), Michel (Czech, French, and German), Michele (Italian), Michiel (English), Mickaël (French), Mickel (English and Scandinavian), Miguel (Portuguese and Spanish), Mihkel (Estonian), and Mikael (Scandinavian). KEY: Pronunciation for Mitchell: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
