Mitchell
A surname transferred from the given name.
Proper noun
- 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...
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
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A place in Australia:
An industrial estate in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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A place in Australia:
A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales.
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A place in Australia:
An undeveloped suburb in Palmerston, Northern Territory.
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A place in Australia:
A rural town in the Maranoa Region, Queensland.
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A place in Australia:
A locality in Lower Eyre Peninsula council area, South Australia.
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A place in Australia:
A local government area in Victoria, north of Melbourne; in full, the Shire of Mitchell.
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A place in Canada:
A local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba.
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A place in Canada:
A community in West Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
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A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado.
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A locale in the United States:
A town in Glascock County, Georgia.
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A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Madison County, Illinois.
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A locale in the United States:
A city in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
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A locale in the United States:
A minor city and township in Mitchell County, Iowa.
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A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Rice County, Kansas.
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A locale in the United States:
A township in Alcona County, Michigan.
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A locale in the United States:
A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
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A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in St. Francois County, Missouri.
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A locale in the United States:
A city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
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A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Wheeler County, Oregon.
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A locale in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
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A locale in the United States:
A township in Davison County, South Dakota, now mostly overlaid by the city.
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A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
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A locale in the United States:
A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
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A village in St Newlyn East parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8654).
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Ellipsis of Mitchell County.
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Origin
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”).
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County of Mitchell Mitch Mitchell County Mitchell grass Mitchellian Mitchell movement Mitchell Park Mitchells Flat Mitchells Island Mitchells Plain Mount Mitchell