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Mitchell

/ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/

Mitchell proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name. Also the ellipsis of Mitchell County.

Proper noun

Mitchell (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchells)

  1. (countable) 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.2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An industrial estate in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
  4. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales.
  5. An undeveloped suburb in Palmerston, Northern Territory.
  6. A rural town in the Maranoa Region, Queensland.
  7. A locality in Lower Eyre Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  8. A local government area in Victoria, north of Melbourne; in full, the Shire of Mitchell.
  9. A local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba.
  10. A community in West Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
  11. A ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado.
  12. A town in Glascock County, Georgia.
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  1. A census-designated place in Madison County, Illinois.
  2. A city in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
  3. A minor city and township in Mitchell County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Rice County, Kansas.
  5. A township in Alcona County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in St. Francois County, Missouri.
  8. A city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
  9. A minor city in Wheeler County, Oregon.
  10. A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
  11. A township in Davison County, South Dakota, now mostly overlaid by the city.
  12. An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
  13. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  14. A village in St Newlyn East parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8654).

Also used as

Mitchell is also the ellipsis of Mitchell County.

Forms of Mitchell

pluralMitchells
alternative formMichell
alternative formMitchel
alternative formMatsell

Origin of Mitchell

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”).

Words formed from Mitchell

Phrases with Mitchell

Words that rhyme with Mitchell

Questions about Mitchell

What does Mitchell mean?
Mitchell means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Mitchell?
Mitchell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mitchell?
Mitchell is pronounced /ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/.

Words near Mitchell in the dictionary

  1. mitchboards
  2. mitched
  3. Mitchel
  4. Mitchel Troy
  5. Mitcheldean
  6. Mitchell
  7. Mitchell County
  8. Mitchell grass
  9. Mitchell grasses
  10. Mitchell Park
  11. Mitchell principle

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Mitchell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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