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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“In the last year in the lab, he just went on fire,” said Cassie Mitchell, his doctoral adviser there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Ms. Parish gives a memorable performance, as does Mitchell Robertson as Eddie, her new partner and investigative genius—a traitor to his sex, since he goes out on night patrols.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

There would be no late-evening South Africa fightback, like the one Mitchell Starc inspired on day one to bowl South Africa out.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In contrast, Mitchell argued the national environment would actually help him.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ehrlichman explained that Attorney General Mitchell kept calling, asking permission to tell the Times to immediately halt publication of the Pentagon Papers—and threaten prosecution if they refused.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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