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Mitch vs Mitchell - What's the difference?

mitch | mitchell |

As proper nouns the difference between mitch and mitchell

is that mitch is a diminutive=Mitchell given name while Mitchell is {{surname|from=given names}.

As a verb mitch

is to pilfer; filch; steal.

mitch

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) * (l) (obsolete)

Verb

(es)
  • (dialectal) To pilfer; filch; steal.
  • (dialectal) To shrink or retire from view; lurk out of sight; skulk.
  • (Ireland, Wales) To be absent from school without a valid excuse; to play truant.
  • John said he was going to mitch the last lesson today.
  • (dialectal) To grumble secretly.
  • (dialectal) To pretend poverty.
  • Synonyms

    * bunk off * skive

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    mitchell

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , transferred back from the surname.
  • Any of a number of places in the English speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
  • (places named Mitchell)
  • A town in Queensland, Australia
  • A community in Ontario, Canada
  • A town in Georgia, USA
  • An unincorporated CDP in Illinois
  • A city in Indiana
  • A city in Iowa
  • An unincorporated community in Kansas
  • A city in Nebraska
  • A city in Oregon
  • A city in South Dakota
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  • A town in Wisconsin
  • Derived terms

    * Mitchellian English surnames from Old English