Where the spelling 미셸 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 미셸 for Michelle.
People in the list with this given name:
- 로드리게스, (마이테) 미셸 — Rodriguez, (Mayte) Michelle
- 그리셤, 미셸 (린) 루한 — Grisham, Michelle (Lynn) Lujan
- 모너핸, 미셸 (린) — Monaghan, Michelle (Lynn)
…and 9 more in the list.
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
Other possible spellings
미첼Michel · NIKL spelling of the Spanish name
Michelle by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 298, 65,806 babies (99.8% girls, 0.2% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 미셸: 12.
Korean names for Michelle
These are the converter’s results for Michelle as a girl’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
이미소Lee MisoGirl’s name · 65% sound match미 美 beautiful, pretty소 昭 bright, luminous
이민채Lee MinchaeGirl’s name · 61% sound match
이민서Lee MinseoGirl’s name · 59% sound match
No surname given, so we picked 이, one of the three most common Korean surnames.
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics