Micheline

Micheline is a feminine given name of French origin. It is considered a variant form of Michael, reflecting the French practice of feminizing biblical names. The name has been used in France and in many Francophone communities around the world, often appearing in mid-20th-century name registries before giving way to other forms in some regions.

Notable bearers include Micheline Calmy-Rey, a Swiss politician and former Federal Councillor, and Micheline Lanctôt, a Canadian filmmaker and actress. The name is now less common in many countries but continues to be used in some families with French heritage.

In technology, Micheline is also the name of the machine-readable data language used in the Tezos blockchain to encode Michelson code and data for on-chain interactions. It provides a structured representation, typically in a JSON-like form, with primitives for integers, strings, bytes, and complex constructions. Micheline serves as an intermediary between human-readable Michelson code and the binary formats used on-chain and by nodes and clients.