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Michelson (surname)

FieldValue
nameMichelson
pronunciationMĪ-kul-son
meaning"son of 'Who is like God'"
originMichael
variantMichaelson, Mickelson, Michaelsen, Michelsen, Mickelsen

Michelson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Michel". The prefix Michel-, a variant of Michael, comes from the (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God?". A common English language surname, there are other English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a given name. People with the name Michelson include:

  • Albert Abraham Michelson (1852–1931), American physicist, first U.S. citizen to win a Nobel Prize in science
  • Frida Michelson (1906–1982), Latvian jew, Holocaust survivor, writer
  • Gary K. Michelson (born 1949), American orthopedic spinal surgeon and inventor
  • Harold Michelson (1920–2007), American illustrator
  • Ivan Ivanovich Michelson (1740–1807) Baltic-German military commander, general in the Russian Imperial Army
  • Leo Michelson (1887–1978), Latvian-American artist
  • Lisa Michelson (1958–1991), American actress
  • Peter Michelson, American physicist
  • Richard Michelson (born 1953), American writer and poet
  • Robert C. Michelson (born 1951), American researcher, progenitor of the field of aerial robotics
  • Truman Michelson (1879–1938), American Indo-Europeanist
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