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

• Mika's son: Mikason
• Mika's daughter: 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
• Syllabification^(key): Mi‧ka
• 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	—
genitive		Mikan	—
partitive		Mikaa	—
illative		Mikaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Mika	—
accusative	nom.	Mika	—
	gen.	Mikan
genitive		Mikan	—
partitive		Mikaa	—
inessive		Mikassa	—
elative		Mikasta	—
illative		Mikaan	—
adessive		Mikalla	—
ablative		Mikalta	—
allative		Mikalle	—
essive		Mikana	—
translative		Mikaksi	—
abessive		Mikatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mikani — accusative nom. Mikani — gen. Mikani genitive Mikani — partitive Mikaani — inessive Mikassani — elative Mikastani — illative Mikaani — adessive Mikallani — ablative Mikaltani — allative Mikalleni — essive Mikanani — translative Mikakseni — abessive Mikattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mikasi — accusative nom. Mikasi — gen. Mikasi genitive Mikasi — partitive Mikaasi — inessive Mikassasi — elative Mikastasi — illative Mikaasi — adessive Mikallasi — ablative Mikaltasi — allative Mikallesi — essive Mikanasi — translative Mikaksesi — abessive Mikattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mikamme — accusative nom. Mikamme — gen. Mikamme genitive Mikamme — partitive Mikaamme — inessive Mikassamme — elative Mikastamme — illative Mikaamme — adessive Mikallamme — ablative Mikaltamme — allative Mikallemme — essive Mikanamme — translative Mikaksemme — abessive Mikattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mikanne — accusative nom. Mikanne — gen. Mikanne genitive Mikanne — partitive Mikaanne — inessive Mikassanne — elative Mikastanne — illative Mikaanne — adessive Mikallanne — ablative Mikaltanne — allative Mikallenne — essive Mikananne — translative Mikaksenne — abessive Mikattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mikansa — accusative nom. Mikansa — gen. Mikansa genitive Mikansa — partitive Mikaansa — inessive Mikassaan Mikassansa — elative Mikastaan Mikastansa — illative Mikaansa — adessive Mikallaan Mikallansa — ablative Mikaltaan Mikaltansa — allative Mikalleen Mikallensa — essive Mikanaan Mikanansa — translative Mikakseen Mikaksensa — abessive Mikattaan Mikattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Statistics

• Mika is the 8^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 33,058 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,907 more), and also belongs to 20 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), according to August 2025 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ka/

• (Portugal) 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 anim (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), 2018–2026

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

• Mwanzo
• Kutoka
• Walawi
• Hesabu
• Kumbukumbu
• Yoshua
• Waamuzi
• Ruthu
• Samueli 1
• Samueli 2
• Wafalme 1
• Wafalme 2
• Mambo ya Nyakati 1
• Mambo ya Nyakati 2
• Ezra
• Nehemia
• Esta
• Yobu
• Zaburi
• Methali
• Mhubiri
• Wimbo Bora
• Isaya
• Yeremia
• Maombolezo
• Ezekieli
• Danieli
• Hosea
• Yoeli
• Amosi
• Obadia
• Yona
• Mika
• Nahumu
• Habakuki
• Sefania
• Hagai
• Zekaria
• Malaki

Swedish

Proper noun

Mika c (genitive Mikas)

1. Micah (biblical book and prophet)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Mik

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mika, from Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).

Proper noun

Mika

1. Micah
   2. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
   3. (biblical) Any of several men in the Old Testament:
      2. The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
      3. An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative.

References

• Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible