| Misha |
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| Pronunciation |
Russian: [ˈmʲiʂə] |
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| Gender |
Male (sometimes used for a female) |
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| Origin |
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| Word/name |
Russia, Hebrew |
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| Meaning |
"Who is like God?" |
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| Other names |
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| Related names |
Michael, Mikhail, Michal, Mischa, Micha, Míša |
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Misha is a diminutive of the Russian name Михаил (Mikhail). A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike. Non-Russian usages sometimes have it as a female name, and sometimes as Mischa.
People
- Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
- Misha B (born 1992), British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
- Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
- Sir Misha Black (1910–1977), British architect
- Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
- Misha Cirkunov (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
- Misha Collins (born 1974), American actor
- Misha Dichter (born 1945), American pianist
- Misha Glenny (born 1958), British journalist
- Misha Mansoor (born 1984), guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
- Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), Dutch jazz pianist
- Misha Reznikoff (1905–1971), American-Ukrainian artist
- Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967), nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
- Misha Segal (born 1943), Israeli film producer and composer
- Misha Verbitsky (born 1969), Russian mathematician
- Misha (singer) (born 1975), Slovak R&B musician
- Misha Zilberman (born 1989), Israeli Olympic badminton player
Characters
- Misha, mascot of the 1980 Olympic Games
- Misha (Pita-ten), character from the anime and manga Pita-ten
- Misha Arsellec Lune, character in the PlayStation 2 game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
- Misha, from Katawa Shoujo
- Misha Milanich, a character from the video game Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
- Misha, a penguin from Andrey Kurkov's books Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost
- Misha Latanya, eldest son of the Lion of Senet, in Jennifer Fallon's Second Sons Trilogy
- Misha Milgrom, the main character of the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
- Misha, the "Heavy Weapons Guy" class from the video game Team Fortress 2
- Misha, a bear, one of the Rexxar's Companions from the Warcraft franchise
- Misha, a character from the video game Fire Emblem Thracia 776
- Misha Miramond, a female character from the anime series Transformers: Energon