Michaela
| Pronunciation | mi-KAI-la |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Feminine form of Michael, meaning "who is like God." |
| Region of origin | Israel and portions of Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Kayla, Kiki, Mickey, Kaela |
| Related names | Micayla |
Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God?"
As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States,[1] and 325th in England and Wales.[2]
In Germany, Slovakia and Poland, the name day for Michaela is 24 August and 29 September and in Czech Republic, the name day for Michaela is 19 October.
Variant forms
There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include:
- Mikayla (English)
- Micaela, Miguela, Miguelina (Spanish)
- Micaela (Portuguese)
- Michalina (Polish)
- Michela (Italian)
- Michelle, Michèle, Micheline (French)
- Mihaela (Romanian, Croatian)
- Mikaela (Swedish)
- Mikele (Basque)
- Miykhaela (First Nation-Canadian)
- ميكيلا (Arabic)
- מיכאלה (Hebrew)
- Михаела (Bulgarian, Serbian)
- Микаэла (Russian)
- Μιχαέλα (Greek)
- Michaela (Italian)
Notable people with this name
- Michaela Badinková (born 1979), Slovak actress
- Michala Banas (born 1978), New Zealand actress best known for the TV series McLeod's Daughters
- Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua (1747–1781), martyr for Peruvian Independence
- Michaela Bercu (born 1967), Romanian-Israeli model
- Michaela Conlin (born 1978), U.S. actress in Bones
- Michaela Denis (1914–2003), British-born film-maker
- Michaela Dorfmeister (born 1973), Austrian skier
- Michaela Eichwald, German painter
- Mikala Münter Gundersen (born 1968), Danish dressage rider
- Michaela Kalogerakou (born 1998), Greek water polo player
- Michaela Kargbo (born 1991), track and field athlete in Sierra Leone
- Michaela Kirchgasser (born 1985), Austrian skier
- Michaëlla Krajicek (born 1989), Dutch tennis player, sister of Richard Krajicek
- Michaela McAreavey (1983–2011), Ulster Rose of Tralee 2004 and daughter of Mickey Harte
- Michaela McManus (born 1983), American actress in Law & Order, SVU
- McKayla Maroney (born 1995), U.S. gymnast
- Michaela Metallidou (born 1993), Greek gymnast
- Michaela Michalopoulou (born 1980), Greek handball player
- Michaela Odone (January 10, 1939 – June 10, 2000), discovered a treatment for Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) along with her husband, Augusto
- Michaela Paštiková (born 1980), Czech tennis player
- Michaela Pereira (born 1970), CNN news anchor
- Michaela Schaffrath (born 1970), German television actress
- Mikaela Shiffrin (born 1995), U.S. skier
- Michaela Strachan (born 1966), British television presenter
- Michaela Tabb (born 1967), British/Scottish pool and snooker referee
- MyKayla Skinner (born 1996), US gymnast
- Michaela Watkins (born 1971), U.S. actress
Uses in popular culture
Fictional characters
- Michaela Quinn, a medical doctor on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Michaela Pratt, a law student on How to Get Away With Murder
Songs
- "Michaela", 1972 German song by Serbian singer Bata Illic[3]
- "Michaela", 1999 German song by Element of Crime
- "Michaela", 2003 Hebrew song by Ron Shuval and Yoav Itzhak
- "Michaela Strachan", 2007 Australian song by Scouting for Girls
TV
- Michaela, 2004 Israeli television series (מיכאלה)[4]
References
- ^ Popular Baby Names, Social Security Administration.
- ^ 2008 Baby Names Statistics Girls, England and Wales, Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Bata Illic: Michaela". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Michaela (TV Series 2004) at IMDb
Sources
- Michaela at "Behind the Name"
- Duden: Lexikon der Vornamen. 2004.
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