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All over the world, Michiels (ミシェル , Michiels , Михелс ) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Michiels is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Japan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. More prevalently, Michiels is the last name as well as the forename.
Michiels is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Emil Svensson , the fictional character in Astrid Lindgren's books, That Boy Emil; Michelle Nguyen , the fictional character from the fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale; Michelle Connor , the fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street; Michel Ardan , the character created by Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon and Michelle Dessler , the character from the television series 24, and in many other works.