Michaela

M3I1C3H4A1E1L1A1
US/mɪˈkeɪ.lə/

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mikaela · alternative Mackayla · alternative Makayla · alternative Mickayla · alternative Mikayla · alternative Mykayla

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

    Do you remember at Holmwood I called you Michaela, because you were so fair, like the girl in the opera? Now, this type-writer girl is dark, and she has been playing Carmen to you - stealing your love away from you by her clever ways.

    1897, Clarissa Joy Suraji (=Grant Allen), The Type-writer Girl, Street & Smith, published 1900, page 227
    1 more example

    Edward had asked about her name. What was the origin and the meaning? "Unusual, but it has a nice sound. Kind of like Mahalia." Michaela had lifted her shoulders, helplessly. "I have no idea. My mother said she read it somewhere and liked the sound. And she didn't want me to have a name like everyone else. She said she thought I was going to be special."

    2008, Sandra Kitt, For All We Know, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 176

Origin

  1. Spanish("Micaela")
  2. Portuguese("Micaela")
  3. EnglishMichaela

From Michael + -a. Latinate feminine form of Michael, first appearing as an anglicisation of the Portuguese ("Micaela") and Spanish ("Micaela"). Doublet of Michelle.

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Translations

Bulgarian Михае́ла, Мише́л
  • Михае́ла (Mihaéla)feminine form of Michael
  • Мише́л (Mišél)feminine form of Michael
Czech Michaela
  • Michaelafeminine form of Michael
Danish Michala, Michella
  • Michalafeminine form of Michael
  • Michellafeminine form of Michael
  • Michellefeminine form of Michael
Dutch Michelle
  • Michellefeminine form of Michael
Finnish Mikaela
  • Mikaelafeminine form of Michael
French Michèle, Michelle
  • Michèlefeminine form of Michael
  • Michellefeminine form of Michael
German Michaela
  • Michaelafeminine form of Michael
Hawaiian Mikala
  • Mikalafeminine form of Michael
Hebrew מִיכָאֵלָה, מִיכַל
  • מִיכָאֵלָה (michaéla)feminine form of Michael
  • מִיכַל (mikhál)feminine form of Michael
Italian Michela
  • Michelafeminine form of Michael
Polish Michalina
  • Michalinafeminine form of Michael
Portuguese Micaela
  • Micaelafeminine form of Michael
Russian Михаэ́ла, Микаэ́ла
  • Михаэ́ла (Mixaéla)feminine form of Michael
  • Микаэ́ла (Mikaéla)feminine form of Michael
  • Мише́ль (Mišélʹ)feminine form of Michael
Spanish Micaela, Miguela
  • Micaelafeminine form of Michael
  • Miguelafeminine form of Michael
Swedish Mikaela
  • Mikaelafeminine form of Michael
Cite this entry
APA

Michaela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Michaela

MLA

“Michaela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Michaela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Michaela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Michaela.

Source: Michaela on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.