MICHELSON Heraldry

Michelson simply means "the son of Michel." Michel is a German form of Michael. Michael was one of four archangels who surrounded the throne of the Lord. The name means "who is like God" or "Godly". In the Hebrew Bible (Daniel 10), Michael is the constant defender of the Jewish people and is God's messenger. Michal also was the name of the younger daughter of the Biblical King Saul. She became a wife of King David.
Many Jewish and non-Jewish given and surnames are based on Michael, among them the German Michel/Michl. The French use Michel, Italian forms use Michele, the Russian Mikhail, the Hungarian Mihaly, and the Rumanina Mihai(l). Various spellings include Meisel and Maisel to Meysel and Meusel, and could have produced the forms Miss and Miess.
Some sources connect Michael with house signs which pictured a mouse (in German "maus") or a Titmouse (in German "meise"). Before the 19th century--prior to the modern system of addressing property by number and street name--European houses generally were identified with a picture sign or shield hanging in front.
Among Jewish people, Michael is recorded in 1212 at Wuerzburg in Germany, Michaleis in 1261 at Main (Germany), Michahel in 1334 at Strasbourg, France; Mikiel in 1337 in the Hainot, France; Michelin in 1392 at Colmar, France, Michaellis in 1400 in France; Meisel in 1477 at Prague (Bohemia); Michel in 1550 in Hessen, Germany. Michelis (1678), Michelis and Michelupp (1720), Miess and Miss (1721), Mischke (1731), and Machelopp (1745) are documented in the lists of visitors who attended and Leipzig fairs in Germany. Misch, Maechel, and Meishchel are recorded in 18th-century Alsace, Germany.
Distinguished Michelsons include the siblings Albert, Charles, and Miriam who were Mitzi's cousins. Albert was the famed physicist who won the first American Nobel prize in physics. Charles was the speach writer for Theodore Roosevelt. Miriam was a noted novelist, whose books were published over a forty year span.

Spellings

MICHELSON (English) : Spelling variations include: Mitchelson, Mitchellson, Mitcheson, Mitchieson, Michaelson, Michaelbegson, Mickleson, Michelson
MICHELSON (German) : Spelling variations include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine)
MICHAELSON (English) : Spelling variations include: Mitchelson, Mitchellson, Mitcheson, Mitchieson, Michaelson, Michaelbegson, Mickleson, Michelson
MICKELSON (English) : Spelling variations include: Mitchelson, Mitchellson, Mitcheson, Mitchieson, Michaelson, Michaelbegson, Mickleson, Michelson
MICHAEL (German) : Spelling variations include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine)
MICHAEL (English) : Spelling variations include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham
MICHAELIS (German) : Spelling variations include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine)
MICHAELIS (Dutch) : Spelling variations include: Maculaitis, Micoletti, Michaelis, Michaellis, Mockeles, Micaletti, Michelettis, Micaletto
MICHELSEN (German) : Spelling variations include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine)
MICHEL (Scottish) : Spelling variations include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham
MICHEL (German) : Spelling variations include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine)
MICHEL (English) : Spelling variations include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham


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