MICHELE  

Gender: F
Origin: Feminine variation of MICHAEL
Meaning: "who is like God"

Onetime superstar name (Number 4 in the seventies) that's now in steep decline. Today's feminine is more likely to be some form of Michaela...or Makayla.

Michele is being discussed in our message boards:

• Hi! Due in 2 weeks. What do you think of our names?
• Build a sibling set together!
• Soleil, need a middle name!
• another baby name game..of course!
• Hello!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Michele:

• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: 2008's best & worst
• MEET MY BABY BUSTER AND MY DOG DAISY