Given name · Russian
Миша
“who is like God?”
Миша (Míša) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Míša.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Миша goes back to a word meaning “who is like God?”
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Where it comes from
Миша is Míša written in Cyrillic. In Czech use, Míša is a diminutive of Michal. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain. In Czech use, Míša is a diminutive of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian usage, Миша is a diminutive of Михаил.
Миша’s family of names
In Russian usage, Миша is a diminutive of Михаил. In Russian usage, Миша can be written in the Roman alphabet as Míša. In Russian usage, Миша has a diminutive in Мишенька.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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