Micha (name)
Micha ( מִיכָה , today's Hebrew Miḫa , classic Hebrew Mîḵāh , English Micah ) is a male Hebrew given name , a short name for Michaela , Michaja or Michael and a family name .
The short feminine name for Michaela is probably popular because of its ending in -a. In some countries with clear guidelines for female or male names, however, it may not be given to a female person, for example in Switzerland.
Biblical namesake
- Micha from Moreschet, biblical prophet (8th century BC)
- an Ephraimite who established a private sanctuary (Judges 17-18)
- a man from the tribe of Ruben (1 Chronicles 5,5)
- a son of Mefi-Boscheth , grandson of Jonathan and great-grandson of Saul (2 Samuel 9:12, 1 Chronicles 8:34, 9:40)
- a leader of a Levite division in the time of David (1 Chr. 9:15, 23:20, 24:24)
- Micha ben Jimla , a prophet in the reign of Ahab of Judah
- one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant in Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 10:12)
- a descendant of the singer Asaf (1 Chronicles 8:15, Nehemiah 11:17, 22)
Bearer of the first name
- Micha Acher (* 1971), Bavarian musician
- Micha Brumlik (* 1947), German educationalist (born in Davos, Switzerland)
- Micha van Hoecke (* 1964), Belgian-Russian dancer, choreographer and opera director
- Micha Pansi (* 1964), Austrian fantasy author
- Micha Josef bin Gorion (1865–1921), actually Micha Josef Berdyczewsky , Hebrew publicist and writer
- Micha Lewinsky (* 1972), Swiss screenwriter and director
- Micha Ullman (* 1939), Israeli artist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart
Variant of Micah
- Micah Jenkins (1835–1864), American brigadier general in the Civil War
- Micah Richards (* 1988), English soccer player
stage name
- Micha Marah (* 1953, actually Aldegonda Leppens ), Belgian singer
family name
- Raymond Micha (1910–2006), Belgian musician, conductor and composer