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Misha - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Misha

[ 2 syll. mis-ha, mi-sha ] The boy name Misha is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MIHSHah KEY. Misha is used predominantly in the English, Hebrew, and Russian languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Misha is a pet form of the name Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish). Misha is also a pet form (English, Hebrew, and Russian) of the name Michail (Greek and Russian).

Misha is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Misha, Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish) was the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Misha include Mischa (German and Russian), Machas (Polish), Maciek (Polish), Mackey (English, Irish, and Scottish), Mackie (English), Maco (Hungarian), Mahesh (Indian), Mahkah (Siouan), Maka, Makis (Greek), Makszi (Hungarian), Manchu, Manco, Mango (Spanish), Mansa, Manus (Irish), Manzo, Masaichi (Japanese), Masao (Japanese), and Maska.

KEY: Pronunciation for Misha: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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