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Misha

  • /ˈmɪʃ.ɑː/

Where it 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.

proper noun Mishas

  1. A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.
  2. A female given name from Russian.

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"Misha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Misha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misha

Chicago

"Misha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misha.

BibTeX
@misc{misha_2026,
  title = {Misha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}