The name Mitchell is a boys name of English origin meaning who is like God.

Surname meaning mitchell. However the name is older than the Normans French. Mitchell Surname Meaning History Origin Mitchell Meaning The root of Mitchell is the Christian name Michael of Hebrew origin meaning with the likeness of God. From a surname itself derived from the given name Michael or in some cases from Middle English michel meaning big large.

Other Languages Cultures Michel Basque Mihaylov Mihov Minkov Bulgarian Mihaljević Croatian Mikkelsen Danish Michel Michiels. This surname derives from the medieval Hebrew word and Biblical given baptismal name of Michel which can be translated to mean He who is like the Lord or in the Lords image Another possible origin of the surname of Mitchell is that it is a locational surname. The surname Mitchell is derived from the name Michael said by some sources to have been introduced to Scotland by the Normans.

Michel and may well have been in Britain in. In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Mitchell is. This name is taken from the Hebrew name Michael through the.

Mitchell Name Meaning from the Middle English Old French personal name Michel vernacular form of Michael. Nickname for a big man from Middle English michel mechel muchel big. Surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill.

The Mitchell surname in historical dictionaries An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names 1857 A corruption of Michael or from the Saxon Muchel big. Alternatively the name was derived from the personal name Michael meaning who is like God and influenced by the Norman French to Michel and later to Mitchell. As were many Scottish names.

Mitchell Name Meaning Historically surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation place of origin clan affiliation patronage parentage adoption and even physical characteristics like red hair. Derived from the given name Michael. The Gaelic form of.