Mika

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See also: mika, mikä, and mīka

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, who is like Yahweh).

Proper noun[edit]

Mika m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes[edit]

Patronymics

  • son of Mika: Mikason
  • daughter of Mika: Mikadóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Mika
Accusative Mika
Dative Mika
Genitive Mika

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

20th century short form of Mikael (Michael).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1967 - 1973.

Declension[edit]

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
Mikainrare
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
Mikainirare
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
Mikaisirare
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
Mikaimmerare
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
Mikainnerare
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
Mikainsarare
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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Mika f

  1. a female given name from Japanese

Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Short form of Mikaali.

Proper noun[edit]

Mika

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

Usage notes[edit]

  • Same spelling in the old and new orthography.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Hawaiian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ka/, [ˈmi.kə]

Proper noun[edit]

Mika

  1. (biblical) Micah
  2. a male given name originating from the Bible

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Mika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みか

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of Micael.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Mika m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Micael

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Mika

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

See also[edit]