Mika
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English
Etymology
- (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).
- (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)
Proper noun
Mika (plural Mikas)
- A unisex given name
- A female given name from Japanese.
- A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika m anim (female equivalent Miková)
- a male surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Mika”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).
Proper noun
Mika m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Mika: Mikason
- daughter of Mika: Mikadóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mika |
Accusative | Mika |
Dative | Mika |
Genitive | Mika |
Finnish
Etymology
20th century short form of Mikael (“Michael”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika
- a male given name
- Mika Waltari oli suomalainen kirjailija.
- Mika Waltari was a Finnish writer.
- 2013, Minna Lindgren, Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa, Teos, →ISBN, page 89:
- Mies sanoi olevansa Mika, ja se kuulosti samalla tavalla kirveeniskulta kuin Pasi ja Tero.
- The man said his name was Mika, and like Pasi and Tero, it felt sharp like an axe blow.
Usage notes
Popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1967 - 1973.
Declension
Inflection of Mika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Mika | Mikat | |
genitive | Mikan | Mikojen | |
partitive | Mikaa | Mikoja | |
illative | Mikaan | Mikoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Mika | Mikat | |
accusative | nom. | Mika | Mikat |
gen. | Mikan | ||
genitive | Mikan | Mikojen Mikain rare | |
partitive | Mikaa | Mikoja | |
inessive | Mikassa | Mikoissa | |
elative | Mikasta | Mikoista | |
illative | Mikaan | Mikoihin | |
adessive | Mikalla | Mikoilla | |
ablative | Mikalta | Mikoilta | |
allative | Mikalle | Mikoille | |
essive | Mikana | Mikoina | |
translative | Mikaksi | Mikoiksi | |
abessive | Mikatta | Mikoitta | |
instructive | — | Mikoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
- Mika is the 8th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 33,350 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,908 more), and also belongs to 18 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika f
- a female given name from Japanese
Greenlandic
Etymology
Short form of Mikaali.
Proper noun
Mika
- a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Michael
Usage notes
- Same spelling in the old and new orthography.
Related terms
References
- Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
- [1] Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika
- (biblical) Micah
- a male given name originating from the Bible
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mika occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 3 men.
Japanese
Romanization
Mika
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika m
- a diminutive of the male given name Micael
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mȉka m (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ка)
- a male given name
Further reading
- “Mika”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mika
- (biblical) Micah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
See also
- (books of the Protestant Old Testament: vitabu vya Agano la Kale) Mwanzo (“Genesis”), Kutoka (“Exodus”), Walawi (“Leviticus”), Hesabu (“Numbers”), Kumbukumbu (“Deuteronomy”), Yoshua (“Joshua”), Waamuzi (“Judges”), Ruthu (“Ruth”), Samueli 1 (“1 Samuel”), Samueli 2 (“2 Samuel”), Wafalme 1 (“1 Kings”), Wafalme 2 (“2 Kings”), Mambo ya Nyakati 1 (“1 Chronicles”), Mambo ya Nyakati 2 (“2 Chronicles”), Ezra (“Ezra”), Nehemia (“Nehemiah”), Esta (“Esther”), Yobu (“Job”), Zaburi (“Psalms”), Methali (“Proverbs”), Mhubiri (“Ecclesiastes”), Wimbo Bora (“Song of Solomon”), Isaya (“Isaiah”), Yeremia (“Jeremiah”), Maombolezo (“Lamentations”), Ezekieli (“Ezekiel”), Danieli (“Daniel”), Hosea (“Hosea”), Yoeli (“Joel”), Amosi (“Amos”), Obadia (“Obadiah”), Yona (“Jonah”), Mika (“Micah”), Nahumu (“Nahum”), Habakuki (“Habakkuk”), Sefania (“Zephaniah”), Hagai (“Haggai”), Zekaria (“Zechariah”), Malaki (“Malachi”) (Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]
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