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Submitted Name (1)
Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. mikhlee [key]
Other Forms FormsMichelin, Michelet
Added 10/27/2016 by Bennett Mickley
Meaning & History
It originated when an immigrant family named Michelet came to New York from Northern France. Because they had a foreign surname, they made up the names Mickley and Michelin. The originator was Jean Jacques Michelet (John Jacob Mickley), a private in the Revolutionary War. He is known for saving the Liberty Bell in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1776. There was a small town named Mickley, Pennsylvania in the 1800's.
Submitted Name (2)
Type Surname (from nickname)
Other Forms FormsMichelin, Michelet
Added 10/31/2016 by Bennett Mickley
Meaning & History
It comes the French name
MICHELET, which comes from the name
MICHAEL, as in the angel.
Namesakes: John Jacob Mickley (Revolutionary War hero from Pennsylvania)
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