Michelson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Michel". The prefix Michel-, a variant of Michael, comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (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:

Michelson
PronunciationMĪ-kul-son
Origin
Word/nameMichael
Meaning"son of 'Who is like God'"
Other names
Variant form(s)Michaelson, Mickelson, Michaelsen, Michelsen, Mickelsen

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