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Also one of the Romansh forms of Michael:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=107
Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Michel
With 1 117 828 bearers, Michel is the 3rd most common masculine given name in France (2014 Data). With 92 933 bearers, Michel is the 4th most common masculine given name in Belgium (2014 Data). With 2 583 bearers, Michel is the 3rd most common masculine given name in Tahiti/French Polynesia (2014 Data). With 917 bearers, Michel is the 2nd most common masculine given name in the Seychelles (2014 Data). With 188 bearers, Michel is the 10th most common masculine given name in Monaco (2014 Data). With 96 bearers, Michel is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2014 Data). Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/michel
Also Piedmontese: https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Benso_cont_%C3%ABd_Cavour --- "Camilo Cavour a l'era la sconda masnà dël marchèis Michel..."
The name Michel was in use but rare until about the 1940's in France, and remained extremely popular for about 20 years. It is now relatively uncommon and considered a bit middle-aged.
My middle name is Michel, but I'm female, and I pronounce it 'Michelle'.

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