Mikha
/ˈmiː.kə/noun
A transliteration or variant spelling of the biblical Hebrew name Micah, also used as a personal name in several languages.
Did you know?Mikha belongs to the same Hebrew naming tradition as Michael, whose name carries the closely related question “Who is like God?”
Etymological Timeline
Iron Age
Hebrew
מִיכָה (Mikhā)
“A shortened form of מִיכָיָהוּ (Mikhāyāhū), meaning “Who is like Yahweh?””
8th Century BCE
Biblical Hebrew
מִיכָיָהוּ (Mikhāyāhū)
“A theophoric personal name formed as a rhetorical question asserting that no one is like Yahweh.”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Μιχαίας (Michaias)
“The Septuagint form of the Hebrew name, preserving its biblical identity.”
4th–5th Century CE
Latin
Michaeas
“The Latin biblical form used in Christian scripture and ecclesiastical tradition.”
Old English
English
Micha
“An early English form associated with the biblical prophet and the Book of Micah.”
Modern English
English
Mikha
“A modern transliteration or variant spelling of Micah, especially reflecting forms from Hebrew, Slavic, or other naming traditions.”