Etymology

Misha

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Today it means: A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian. Full definition →

Russian Ми́ша ← Hebrew מיכאל
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמיכאל
  2. Russian · derived fromМи́ша
  3. English todayMisha

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.

Words from the same roots

Hebrewמיכאל all →

Mikhail

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