Mitchell

American  

[mich-uhl] / ˈmɪtʃ əl /

noun

1. Arthur, 1934–2018, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.

2. John, 1870–1919, U.S. labor leader.

3. Margaret, 1900–49, U.S. novelist.

4. Maria, 1818–89, U.S. astronomer.

5. Peter, 1920–92, British biochemist: Nobel Prize 1978.

6. Silas Weir 1829–1914, U.S. physician and novelist.

7. William, 1879–1936, U.S. general: pioneer in the field of aviation.

8. Mount, a mountain in western North Carolina: highest peak in the eastern United States, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).

9. a city in southeastern South Dakota.

10. a male given name, form of Michael.

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Mitchell British  

/ ˈmɪtʃəl /

noun

1. Joni, original name Roberta Joan Anderson. born 1943, Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter. Her albums include Blue (1971), Court and Spark (1974), Mingus (1979), Turbulent Indigo (1994), and Shine (2007)

2. Margaret. 1900–49, US novelist; author of Gone with the Wind (1936)

3. Reginald Joseph. 1895–1937, British aeronautical engineer; designer of the Spitfire fighter

4. Sir Thomas Livingstone , known as Major Mitchell. 1792–1855, Australian explorer born in Scotland

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Mitchell Scientific  

/ mĭch′əl /

1. American astronomer and educator noted for her study of sunspots and nebulae and for her 1847 discovery of a comet.

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Example Sentences

American Keith Mitchell looked set to be another falling foul of the unforgiving terrain when he reached the turn in 41.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

"It's essential that the UK Government and health systems urgently address this with targeted action to reach communities where uptake is the lowest," says Michelle Mitchell at Cancer Research UK.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Mitchell, according to a police report, told Ipswich Police Detective Joseph Perna that lacrosse parent JJ Gianakakis was on his way and had “made a comment about going to jail.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

“Luke’s gonna get it now,” Mitchell said before hightailing it to the boys’ yard.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter