Mitch

The first name Mitch is an independent short form of Mitchell, an English name that traces back to an old Norman family name. This, in turn, has its roots in Michel, a French variant of the biblical name Michael, which originally comes from the ancient Hebrew Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל).

What does the name Mitch mean?

Mitch, as a masculine first name, is derived from Mitchell and has its origins in the ancient Hebrew language. The name means "Who is like God?". This meaning is composed of the ancient Hebrew words mî (מִי) for "who", ḵā (כְּ־) for "like", and ʾēl (אֵל) for "God". Michael, the biblical name, is very common in Christian tradition and is mentioned in the Bible (Daniel 12:1) as one of the four archangels. Variants of the name include Mickael, Michalis, Michalakis, Micaiah, Michaud, Micha, Micah, Mical, Michelino, Meical, Michi, Minko, Micheal, Micheale, Miko, and Mischka.

Where does the name Mitch come from?

The origin of the name Mitch is ancient Hebrew, with the meaning "Who is like God?". The ancient Hebrew components are mî (מִי) for "who", ḵā (כְּ־) for "like", and ʾēl (אֵל) for "God". The name is primarily used in English.

How do you pronounce Mitch?

Mit ch as in 'Mitte'

When is the name day of Mitch?

Mitch celebrates his name day on several dates: February 3, March 8, May 20, May 23, and September 29.

Popularity

In Germany, Mitch is a relatively popular first name. In 2021, it ranked 3,549th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best placement was in 2013 at rank 1,939. In the last ten years, Mitch has been given about 20 times, which earned it the 5,627th place in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 4,587th.

Famous people

• Mitch "Mitchell" Pileggi (American actor (Col. Steven Caldwell, Stargate: Atlantis)
• Mitch Bowden (musician from Canada)
• Mitch Brennan (Australian rugby player)
• Mitch Brundle (footballer from Great Britain)
• Mitch Cohen (American writer)
• Mitch Cullin (American writer)
• Mitch Firth (Australian actor)
• Mitch Fritz (American ice hockey player)
• Mitch Grassi (Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi) American singer, band member of Pentatonix)
• Mitch Holmberg (American ice hockey player)
• Mitch Jacoby (American football player)
• Mitch Kupchak (American basketball player)
• Mitch Laddie (musician from Great Britain)
• Mitch Langerak (footballer at Borussia Dortmund)
• Mitch Larkin (Australian swimmer)
• Mitch Lucker (singer & frontman of Suicide Silence)
• Mitch McGary (American basketball player)
• Mitch Merrett (musician from Canada)
• Mitch Mills (American musician)
• Mitch Morgan (Belgian ice hockey player)