# Mika
## English
### Etymology

* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).
* (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)

### Proper noun

Mika (plural Mikas)
* A unisex given name.
** A female given name from Japanese.
** A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah.

### Anagrams

* Kami, kami, maki

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɪka]

### Proper noun

Mika m anim (female equivalent Miková)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Mika”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Faroese
### Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).

### Proper noun

Mika m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Mika: Mikason
* daughter of Mika: Mikadóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

20th century short form of Mikael (“Michael”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmikɑ/, [ˈmikɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: Mi‧ka

### Proper noun

Mika
* a male given name
    Mika Waltari oli suomalainen kirjailija.Mika Waltari was a Finnish writer.
** 2013, Minna Lindgren, Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa, Teos, →ISBN, page 89:Mies sanoi olevansa Mika, ja se kuulosti samalla tavalla kirveeniskulta kuin Pasi ja Tero.The man said his name was Mika, and like Pasi and Tero, it felt sharp like an axe blow.

#### Usage notes

Popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1967 - 1973.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Mika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mikani
Mikani
accusative
nom.
Mikani
Mikani
gen.
Mikani
genitive
Mikani
Mikojeni Mikaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Mikaani
Mikojani
inessive
Mikassani
Mikoissani
elative
Mikastani
Mikoistani
illative
Mikaani
Mikoihini
adessive
Mikallani
Mikoillani
ablative
Mikaltani
Mikoiltani
allative
Mikalleni
Mikoilleni
essive
Mikanani
Mikoinani
translative
Mikakseni
Mikoikseni
abessive
Mikattani
Mikoittani
instructive
comitative
—Mikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mikasi
Mikasi
accusative
nom.
Mikasi
Mikasi
gen.
Mikasi
genitive
Mikasi
Mikojesi Mikaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Mikaasi
Mikojasi
inessive
Mikassasi
Mikoissasi
elative
Mikastasi
Mikoistasi
illative
Mikaasi
Mikoihisi
adessive
Mikallasi
Mikoillasi
ablative
Mikaltasi
Mikoiltasi
allative
Mikallesi
Mikoillesi
essive
Mikanasi
Mikoinasi
translative
Mikaksesi
Mikoiksesi
abessive
Mikattasi
Mikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Mikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mikamme
Mikamme
accusative
nom.
Mikamme
Mikamme
gen.
Mikamme
genitive
Mikamme
Mikojemme Mikaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Mikaamme
Mikojamme
inessive
Mikassamme
Mikoissamme
elative
Mikastamme
Mikoistamme
illative
Mikaamme
Mikoihimme
adessive
Mikallamme
Mikoillamme
ablative
Mikaltamme
Mikoiltamme
allative
Mikallemme
Mikoillemme
essive
Mikanamme
Mikoinamme
translative
Mikaksemme
Mikoiksemme
abessive
Mikattamme
Mikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Mikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mikanne
Mikanne
accusative
nom.
Mikanne
Mikanne
gen.
Mikanne
genitive
Mikanne
Mikojenne Mikainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Mikaanne
Mikojanne
inessive
Mikassanne
Mikoissanne
elative
Mikastanne
Mikoistanne
illative
Mikaanne
Mikoihinne
adessive
Mikallanne
Mikoillanne
ablative
Mikaltanne
Mikoiltanne
allative
Mikallenne
Mikoillenne
essive
Mikananne
Mikoinanne
translative
Mikaksenne
Mikoiksenne
abessive
Mikattanne
Mikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Mikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mikansa
Mikansa
accusative
nom.
Mikansa
Mikansa
gen.
Mikansa
genitive
Mikansa
Mikojensa Mikainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Mikaansa
Mikojaan Mikojansa
inessive
Mikassaan Mikassansa
Mikoissaan Mikoissansa
elative
Mikastaan Mikastansa
Mikoistaan Mikoistansa
illative
Mikaansa
Mikoihinsa
adessive
Mikallaan Mikallansa
Mikoillaan Mikoillansa
ablative
Mikaltaan Mikaltansa
Mikoiltaan Mikoiltansa
allative
Mikalleen Mikallensa
Mikoilleen Mikoillensa
essive
Mikanaan Mikanansa
Mikoinaan Mikoinansa
translative
Mikakseen Mikaksensa
Mikoikseen Mikoiksensa
abessive
Mikattaan Mikattansa
Mikoittaan Mikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Mikoineen Mikoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Mika is the 8th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 33,350 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,908 more), and also belongs to 18 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* maki

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.ka/

### Proper noun

Mika f
* a female given name from Japanese

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

Short form of Mikaali.

### Proper noun

Mika
* a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Michael

#### Usage notes

* Same spelling in the old and new orthography.

#### Related terms

* Mikaali
* Mikkili

### References

* Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
* Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.ka/, [ˈmi.kə]

### Proper noun

Mika
* (biblical) Micah
* a male given name originating from the Bible

### References

* Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
* Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mika occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 3 men.

## Japanese
### Romanization

Mika
* Rōmaji transcription of みか

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Clipping of Micael.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.kɐ/

### Proper noun

Mika m
* a diminutive of the male given name Micael

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mîka/

### Proper noun

Mȉka m (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ка)
* a male given name

### Further reading

* “Mika”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Mika
* (biblical) Micah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)

### See also

* Mwanzo
* Kutoka
* Walawi
* Hesabu
* Kumbukumbu
* Yoshua
* Waamuzi
* Ruthu
* Samueli 1
* Samueli 2
* Wafalme 1
* Wafalme 2
* Mambo ya Nyakati 1
* Mambo ya Nyakati 2
* Ezra
* Nehemia
* Esta
* Yobu
* Zaburi
* Methali
* Mhubiri
* Wimbo Bora
* Isaya
* Yeremia
* Maombolezo
* Ezekieli
* Danieli
* Hosea
* Yoeli
* Amosi
* Obadia
* Yona
* Mika
* Nahumu
* Habakuki
* Sefania
* Hagai
* Zekaria
* Malaki