Misha (name)

Misha

Pronunciation	Russian: [ˈmʲiʂə]
Gender	Male (sometimes used for a female)
Origin
Word/name	Russia, Hebrew
Meaning	"Who is like God?"
Other names
Related names	Michael, Mikhail, Michal, Mischa, Micha, Míša

Misha (Миша) is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил). A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike and Mick. Sometimes it is used as a female name, mostly by non-Russians; the feminine Russian name Mikhaila exists but is rare. The spelling Mischa also exists, originating from German. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

• Misha (singer) (born 1975), Slovak R&B musician
• Misha (writer) (born 1955), American science fiction writer
• Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
• Misha Aster, Canadian producer, director, writer and educator
• Misha B (born 1992), British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
• Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-American actress
• Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
• Sir Misha Black (1910–1977), British architect
• Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995), Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
• Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
• Misha Cirkunov (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
• Misha Collins (born 1974), American actor
• Misha Defonseca, Belgian-born imposter
• Misha Dichter (born 1945), American pianist
• Misha Gabriel (born 1987), American dancer, choreographer, and actor
• Misha Ge (born 1991), Uzbekestani figure skater
• Meesha Ghoshal, Indian actress
• Misha Glenny (born 1958), British journalist
• Misha Green (born 1984), American screenwriter, director, and producer
• Misha Gromov (born 1943), Russian-French mathematician
• Misha Japanwala, Pakastani visual artist and fashion designer
• Misha Kahn (born 1989), American designer and sculptor
• Misha Kilmer, American mathematician
• Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza Group
• Misha Mengelberg (1935-2018), Dutch jazz pianist and composer
• Misha Mansoor (born 1984), guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
• Misha Marvin (born 1989), Ukrainian singer, composer and songwriter
• Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), Dutch jazz pianist
• Mykhailo Mudryk (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
• Misha Nonoo, fashion designer
• Misha Osherovich, American actor, filmmaker, and activist
• Misha Rachlevsky (born 1946), Russian conductor
• Misha Radovic (born 1961), Serbian footballer and manager
• Misha Reznikoff (1905–1971), American-Ukrainian artist
• Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967), nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
• Misha Sawdagor (born 1966), Bangladeshi film actor
• Misha Schubert (born 1973), Australian journalist
• Misha Segal (born 1943), Israeli film producer and composer
• Misha Tal (1936-1992), Soviet-Latvian chess player
• Misha Timmins (born 1987), English actress
• Misha Verbitsky (born 1969), Russian mathematician
• Misha Zilberman (born 1989), Israeli Olympic badminton player

Characters

• Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Olympic Games
• Misha (Pita-ten), a character from the anime and manga Pita-ten
• Misha Arsellec Lune, a character in the PlayStation 2 game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
• Misha, a character from the visual novel Katawa Shoujo
• Misha Milanich, a character from the video game series Mercenaries
• Misha, a penguin from Andrey Kurkov's books Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost
• Misha Milgrom, the main character of the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
• Misha Miramond, a female character from the anime series Transformers: Energon
• Misha, the canonical first name of the Heavy Weapons Guy class in Team Fortress 2
• Misha, a male playable character from the game Honkai: Star Rail

See also

• Misha (disambiguation)