Michelle

In the Dutch-speaking world, there are two pronunciations for Michelle; which one you hear, largely depends on the preference of the parents of the bearer, as they decided how the name of their daughter ought to be pronounced. The pronunciations in question are:

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• /mi.'ʃɛl/ (based on the French pronunciation)
• /mi.'ʃɛ.lə/ (fully Dutch, i.e. no foreign influence that I know of)

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You can hear them for yourself below:

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• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Michelle (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Michelle/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/h837_3fLD1o (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:08 → this is the Dutch pronunciation)
• https://youtu.be/KVJl4hsu2Og (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:37 → this is the Dutch pronunciation)
• https://youtu.be/tMeGWObQwX8 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 → this is the French-based pronunciation)
• https://youtu.be/ClatHdMrobY (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 and 0:06 and 0:09 → this is the French-based pronunciation) [noted -ed]

Dutch Pronunciation: MEE-shehl-leh.

Michelle tends to be pronounced more like the French way (mee-SHELL) in Poland.

Dutch pronunciation is mee-SHEL-ə.

In Dutch we pronounced it as Michelluh.