Mitchell

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈmɪt͡ʃəl//

A surname transferred from the given name.

proper noun

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A surname transferred from the given name.
Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: An industrial estate in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: An undeveloped suburb in Palmerston, Northern Territory.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: A rural town in the Maranoa Region, Queensland.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: A locality in Lower Eyre Peninsula council area, South Australia.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Australia: A local government area in Victoria, north of Melbourne; in full, the Shire of Mitchell.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Canada: A local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A place in Canada: A community in West Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A town in Glascock County, Georgia.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Madison County, Illinois.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A city in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A minor city and township in Mitchell County, Iowa.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rice County, Kansas.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A township in Alcona County, Michigan.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Francois County, Missouri.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A minor city in Wheeler County, Oregon.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A township in Davison County, South Dakota, now mostly overlaid by the city.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A locale in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
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A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: A village in St Newlyn East parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8654).
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Variant of Mitchell CountyA placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname: Ellipsis of Mitchell County.

Etymology

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

Forms

plural: Mitchells

misunderstood · Not comprehended correctly.mitch · To pilfer; filch; steal.Mitch · A diminutive of the male given name Mitchell.

Mitchell · A surname transferred from the given name.

Mitsuko · A female given name from Japanese.mitzvah · Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.mix · To stir together.

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