Micheline

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Micheline is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name49K records spelled Micheline13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Michéline, Michėline

• Russian given name148 records spelled Micheline6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, Belgium, Russia

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Мишлин, Мішлін

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Micheline is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, a female given name, a feminine diminutive form of Michel (= Michael)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Variante féminine de Michel, d’origine hébraïque, signifie « comme Dieu ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Dérivé de Michel, d’origine hébraïque Mikha'el.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Diminutive of Michelle; from Michael.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• French: diminutive form of MICHÈLE , now used as an independent given name, to some extent also in the English-speaking world.

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 76 years between 1919–2021. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Michèle Arnaudb. 1919FRnot in their usual nameFrench singer (1919–1998)
• Micheline Franceyb. 1919FRFrench actress (1919–1969)
• Micheline Presleb. 1922FRFrench actress (1922–2024)
• Micheline Ostermeyerb. 1922FRFrench athlete and piano concertist (1922–2001)
• Estella Blainb. 1930FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress and singer (1930–1982)
• Micheline Luccionib. 1930FRFrench actress (1930-1992)
• Mireille Delmas-Martyb. 1941FRnot in their usual nameFrench lawyer & academic (1941-2022)
• Micheline Calmy-Reyb. 1945CHmember of the Swiss Federal Council
• Micheline Lanctôtb. 1947CACanadian actor and director
• Micheline Bernardb. 1955CACanadian actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 404 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Micheline?

We estimate roughly 8.3 thousand people bear Micheline (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Micheline have the most bearers?

Micheline is most frequently recorded in France, where it is most often spelled micheline.

How common is Micheline compared with other names?

In France, Micheline is the 260th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Micheline a male or female name?

Micheline is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Micheline mean?

Recorded meaning: Diminutive of Michèle, from Hebrew Mikha'el