Mika

See also: mika, mikä, and mīka

English

Etymology

• (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).
• (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)

Proper noun

Mika (plural Mikas)

1. A unisex given name.
   1. A female given name from Japanese.
   2. A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah.

Anagrams

• Kami, kami, maki

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪka]

Proper noun

Mika m anim (female equivalent Miková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Mika (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Mika	Mikové
genitive	Miky	Miků
dative	Mikovi	Mikům
accusative	Miku	Miky
vocative	Miko	Mikové
locative	Mikovi	Micích
instrumental	Mikou	Miky

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

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmikɑ/, [ˈmikɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Mi‧ka

Proper noun

Mika

1. 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)
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.

Possessive forms of Mika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mikani Mikani accusative nom. Mikani Mikani gen. Mikani genitive Mikani Mikojeni Mikaini rare partitive Mikaani Mikojani inessive Mikassani Mikoissani elative Mikastani Mikoistani illative Mikaani Mikoihini adessive Mikallani Mikoillani ablative Mikaltani Mikoiltani allative Mikalleni Mikoilleni essive Mikanani Mikoinani translative Mikakseni Mikoikseni abessive Mikattani Mikoittani instructive — — comitative — Mikoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mikasi Mikasi accusative nom. Mikasi Mikasi gen. Mikasi genitive Mikasi Mikojesi Mikaisi rare partitive Mikaasi Mikojasi inessive Mikassasi Mikoissasi elative Mikastasi Mikoistasi illative Mikaasi Mikoihisi adessive Mikallasi Mikoillasi ablative Mikaltasi Mikoiltasi allative Mikallesi Mikoillesi essive Mikanasi Mikoinasi translative Mikaksesi Mikoiksesi abessive Mikattasi Mikoittasi instructive — — comitative — Mikoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mikamme Mikamme accusative nom. Mikamme Mikamme gen. Mikamme genitive Mikamme Mikojemme Mikaimme rare partitive Mikaamme Mikojamme inessive Mikassamme Mikoissamme elative Mikastamme Mikoistamme illative Mikaamme Mikoihimme adessive Mikallamme Mikoillamme ablative Mikaltamme Mikoiltamme allative Mikallemme Mikoillemme essive Mikanamme Mikoinamme translative Mikaksemme Mikoiksemme abessive Mikattamme Mikoittamme instructive — — comitative — Mikoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mikanne Mikanne accusative nom. Mikanne Mikanne gen. Mikanne genitive Mikanne Mikojenne Mikainne rare partitive Mikaanne Mikojanne inessive Mikassanne Mikoissanne elative Mikastanne Mikoistanne illative Mikaanne Mikoihinne adessive Mikallanne Mikoillanne ablative Mikaltanne Mikoiltanne allative Mikallenne Mikoillenne essive Mikananne Mikoinanne translative Mikaksenne Mikoiksenne abessive Mikattanne Mikoittanne instructive — — comitative — Mikoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mikansa Mikansa accusative nom. Mikansa Mikansa gen. Mikansa genitive Mikansa Mikojensa Mikainsa rare partitive Mikaansa Mikojaan Mikojansa inessive Mikassaan Mikassansa Mikoissaan Mikoissansa elative Mikastaan Mikastansa Mikoistaan Mikoistansa illative Mikaansa Mikoihinsa adessive Mikallaan Mikallansa Mikoillaan Mikoillansa ablative Mikaltaan Mikaltansa Mikoiltaan Mikoiltansa allative Mikalleen Mikallensa Mikoilleen Mikoillensa essive Mikanaan Mikanansa Mikoinaan Mikoinansa translative Mikakseen Mikaksensa Mikoikseen Mikoiksensa abessive Mikattaan Mikattansa Mikoittaan Mikoittansa instructive — — comitative — Mikoineen Mikoinensa

Statistics

• Mika is the 8^th 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

• maki

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ka/

Proper noun

Mika f

1. a female given name from Japanese

Greenlandic

Etymology

Short form of Mikaali.

Proper noun

Mika

1. a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Michael

Usage notes

• Same spelling in the old and new orthography.

Related terms

• Mikaali
• Mikkili

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
• [1] Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ka/, [ˈmi.kə]

Proper noun

Mika

1. (biblical) Micah
2. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of みか

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of Micael.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kɐ/

Proper noun

Mika m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Micael

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîka/

Proper noun

Mȉka m (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ка)

1. a male given name

Further reading

• “Mika”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Mika

1. (biblical) Micah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)

See also

books of the Protestant Old Testament: vitabu vya Agano la Kaleedit

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• Kutoka
• Walawi
• Hesabu
• Kumbukumbu
• Yoshua
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• Wafalme 2
• Mambo ya Nyakati 1
• Mambo ya Nyakati 2
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