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Misha.

A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɪʃ.ɑː/
  1. A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.

  2. A female given name from Russian.

Where this word comes from

A transliteration of the Russian Ми́ша (Míša), a hypocoristic for Михаи́л (Mixaíl), the Russian equivalent of Michael, from Hebrew מיכאל. Also a female name, presumably analogous to Michelle.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.