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Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 01:43 AM by Michelle Ali

When I was born my mum named me Mishal (m(i)-shal). The origin is Arabic and its meaning is “torch”, “beacon”.

How did Mishal become Michelle? Well, to me it’s a jocular story and dad loves to tell it...amazingly he tells it with great enthusiasm each time. Unfortunately I don’t have that mastery so I’ll just cut it short and do it my way:

Me jdoN oi si, os-vele mere abbo yorrapp ich rehnde si…dou kamre de m’kkan ich panj orh bandeyaan nal…na te ko-le thelifon si te na i campyotar. Abbo das-de ne ke o oss tem ik fectrhi ich thrRekh chlan de o-nde si…te os mulaH di zaban marrhi motthi i avn di si ne.

Dadda ji ne hoshkhabri di ik kesat (cassette) parr ke, te nal meri naqal pedesh rakh ke kal ditt-i.

Jad abbo nu kessat labbi te abbo “national register”-aleyaan de daftar ge te okhiyan sokhiyan o ke buddhi nu samjhayaa ke meri bachi da na dharj karo.

Kher…din guzar de ge…tin sal di oi te kindergarten shuro kitta. sab mennu Michelle bulande. Nale me apna na vi Michelle i lihna sihiya. Ammi ne samjiya goriyan da tlafaz i enj e, onnha kolo Mishal ken nei onda. Abbo sara din kam karde rende si onna ne tiyan i ni kita. Tin sal enj e lang ge.

Pelli jamat ich gi te otthe ik arbiyan da murrha, Mishaal, vi si ustaniya oda na sei bulandia te mera galat. Fer kiddre ja ke abbo ne pta shata kar vaya te samj-ich aya ke jis buddhi ne mera naa darj kitta, os ne galt lihia. Sare qanoni kagzaan te, nale mere passport vich Michelle i lihiya aha. Ammi abbo ne fesla kita jiss vele pese avan de (os vele atth chokkha sara tang aha ne) assi lihai sei karva lava de.

Par jis vele onna ne badlne di gal kitti me appe i akhiya ke na karo.

Ees lei ke:

Michelle (is pronounced mee-SHELL) and its meaning is "who resembles God". It is of French and Hebrew origin.

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	i had a friend in elementary school, and her name was Mishal too. except she wrote it as meashell, and we used to call her michelle (full house's character michelle didn't help). her mom would tell us to call her mishal, but somehow it was easier to call her meashell.
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 01:49 AM by Khumar

	According to my arabian friends, Mishal is a boy's name only. I knew a girl named Kristin Meashell. She pronounced it miiSHel.
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 01:58 AM by Michelle Ali

	My cousins name is Michele also. Pronounced mi(as in the i in did)-shaal.
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 02:03 AM by Skittlez

	My teachers name was Michele. He pronounced it mi-che-le.
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 02:08 AM by Michelle Ali

	man u r gr8 with ur punjabi! Amazing read!
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 06:56 AM by fghd

	Brilliant Punjabi Loved this entry
	Posted Mar 7th, 2008 at 09:40 AM by P@GL!

	Your punjabi is amazing. I have to come back to this entry and read it slowly...lol My punjabi is pretty bad sadly
	Posted May 6th, 2008 at 04:45 AM by Lusi

	One of my friends is named 'Mashael' but she doesnt pronounce it like Michelle. It has an Arabic tinge to it 'Maashha3l' And she is a Girl!
	Posted Nov 18th, 2008 at 04:25 PM by NaziJoon

	i gave up at the end of the first para...2 hard to read
	Posted Nov 18th, 2008 at 04:47 PM by DeSiMuNdA