æz ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ bɪɡˈæn tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ˈaɪɹɪʃ ænd skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɡˈeɪlɪk, ðə sˈɜːneɪm wʌz ˈæŋɡlɪsˌaɪzd æz mˈɪtʃəl, mˈaɪkəl, mˈʌlvɪhˌɪl, mˈʌlvɪl, ɔːɹ mˈɛlvɪl, ænd ˈʌðɚ vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃənz.
As the English language began to replace Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the surname was anglicised as Mitchell, Michael, Mulvihill, Mulville, or Melville, and other variations.