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

Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and James Harden scored 18.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Lancashire's Mitchell Stanley is highly rated, despite having played only four first-class matches.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“What happened to my son did not happen in a vacuum,” Michele Wagner, whose son Mitchell Harper died in 2014, said during the sentencing hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Llamas made his way from the hotel to the NBC News bureau with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker and veteran Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

In the end, it went nowhere near Mount Mitchell, though it did take in Mount Washington and then carried on another 350 miles to Mount Katahdin in Maine.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson