Micah (; ) is a given name. Micah is the name of several people in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' Old Testament), and means "Who is like God?" The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in '' Yah'' and in ''

Yahweh Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age if not somewhat earlier, and in the oldest biblical literature he poss ...

'' results in Michaiah or Michaihu (), meaning ''who is like

?''New Bible Dictionary, second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA. Suffix theophory in '' El'' results in '' Michael'' (), meaning "who is like god". In German and

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

, Micah is spelled and the ''ch'' in the name is pronounced either or ; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. The name is not as common as Michael or Michiel.

Bible

*Micah son of

Mephibosheth Mephibosheth (Biblical Hebrew: , ''Məfīḇōšeṯ'', also called Meribaal, , ''Mərīḇ-Baʻal'') was the son of Jonathan—and, thus, a grandson of Saul—mentioned in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Chronicles. Mephibosheth was five yea ...

son of Jonathan son of

Saul Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered t ...

, the first king of Israel () *

Micah (prophet) According to the Hebrew Bible, Micah ( he, מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי ''Mīḵā hamMōraštī'' "Micah the Morashtite") was a prophet in Judaism and is the author of the Book of Micah. He is considered one of the Twelve Minor Pr ...

, eponymous prophet of the

Book of Micah The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah, whose name is ''Mikayahu'' ( he, מִיכָיָ֫הוּ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", an 8th-century BCE prophet fro ...

in the Old Testament * Micaiah, a prophet and the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophecy to Ahab on his request

Notable people with the given name "Micah" include

A

* Micah Abernathy (born 1997), American football player * Micah Aivazoff (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player * Micah Albert (born 1979), American photojournalist * Micah Alberti (born 1984), American actor * Micah Altman (born 1967), American social scientist * Micah Armstrong, American evangelist * Micah Lakin Avni (born 1969), Israeli businessman * Micah Awe (born 1994), Nigerian Canadian football player

B

* Micah Balfour (born 1978), English actor * Micah Ballard (born 1975), American poet * Micah Barlow (1873–1936), English cricketer * Micah Barnes (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter * Micah Blunt, American basketball player * Micah Bowie (born 1974), American baseball player * Micah Boyd (born 1982), American rower * Micah Brooks (1775–1857), American politician * Micah Brown (born 1986), Canadian football player

C

* Micah Caskey (born 1981), American politician *

Micah Cheserem Micah Cheserem is a Kenyan banker and a former chairman of the CRA Commission on Revenue Allocation. He previously worked as a Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya and Chairman of Kenya's Capital Markets Authority. Bibliography ''The will to su ...

, Kenyan banker * Micah Christenson (born 1993), American volleyball player * Micah Cooks (born 1981), American soccer player

D

Micah Downs Micah Philip Downs (born September 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for FC Barreirense of Proliga. College career Downs is a former small forward for the Kansas Jayhawks, later transferring and graduating from Gonzaga Un ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *Micah Daigneault (born 1997), American middle-distance runner

E

* Micah Evans (born 1993), English footballer

F

Micah Fitzerman-Blue Micah Fitzerman-Blue is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for his work on '' Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'', ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' is a 2019 American bio ...

, American screenwriter * Micah Fowler (born 1998), American actor * Micah Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people

G

Micah Garen Micah Garen is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist whose work has focused on conflict zones in the Middle EastMark Thompson, March 26, 2012, Time magazineCall me Eshaan Accessed July 11, 2014, "...Air Force Lieut. Colonel John Darin ...

(born 1968), American filmmaker * Micah Gravley (born 1974), American politician *

Micah Gunnell Micah Gunnell (born June 18, 1980) is an animation director, storyboard artist, and comic book artist who currently works for Dreamworks Animation in the United States. In addition to his work in comics, he has produced storyboards for several ani ...

(born 1980), American comic book artist

H

* Micah Hannemann (born 1994), American football player * Micah Hart (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player * Micah Hauptman (born 1973), American actor *

Micah Hawkins Micah Hawkins (January 1, 1777 – July 29, 1825) was an American poet, playwright, and composer, largely of music for theater, who also operated a New York City tavern and grocery store. He was born in Head of the Harbor, New York and moved to ...

(1777–1825), American poet * Micah Hilton (born 1985), Montserratian footballer * Micah P. Hinson (born 1981), American musician * Micah Hoffpauir (born 1980), American baseball player * Micah Hyde (disambiguation), multiple people

J

* Micah Jenkins (1835–1864), American general * Micah Jesse (born 1986), American blogger * Micah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people

K

* Micha Kaufman (born 1946), Israeli sport shooter * Micah Kellner (born 1979), American politician * Micah Kiser (born 1995), American football player * Micah Knorr (born 1975), American football player *

Micah Kogo Micah Kemboi Kogo (born 3 June 1986 in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of ...

(born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner

L

* Micah Lancaster (born 1984), American basketball player * Micah Lawrence (born 1990), American swimmer * Micah Lea'alafa (born 1991), Solomon Islands footballer *

Micah Joseph Lebensohn Micah Joseph Lebensohn (; (2 February 1828 – 17 February 1852), also known by the pen name Mikhal (), was one of the foremost poets and translators of the Haskalah in Vilna. He is best known for his innovative narrative Biblical romances a ...

(1828–1852), Russian poet * Micah Lewensohn (1952–2017), Israeli theater director *

Micah Lexier Micah Lexier (born 1960 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian artist and curator. He was educated at the University of Manitoba (BFA, 1982) and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (MFA, 1984). He is represented by Birch Contemporary (Toronto) ...

(born 1960), Canadian artist * Micah Kai Lynette (born 2001), Thai figure skater

M

* Micah Maʻa (born 1997), American volleyball player *

Micha Marah Micha Marah (born 26 September 1953) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with the song " Hey Nana". Filmography * '' Avondspelen'' (1971) TV movie as Marleen * ''Canzonissima ''Canz ...

(born 1953), Belgian singer and actress * Micah Masei (born 1999), Samoan swimmer * Micah Massey (born 1987), American musician * Micah McFadden (born 2000), American football player * Micah McLaurin (born 1994), American pianist

N

Micah Naftalin Micah H. Naftalin (1933 - December 23, 2009) was an American advocate for the rights of Soviet Jews. He was national director of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews from February 1987 until his death. Naftalin held a BA from Brandeis University ...

(1933–2009), American activist * Micah Nathan, American novelist * Micah Neal (born 1974), American politician

O

* Micah Obiero (born 2001), English footballer * Micah Ohlman (born 1972), American journalist * Micah Ortega (born 1976), American guitarist * Micah Owings (born 1982), American baseball player

P

Micah Parsons Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football at Penn State, where he was named a Consensus All-American, the Bu ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Micah Paulino Micah Paulino is a Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckone ...

(born 1992), Guamanian footballer *

Micah Pellerin Micah Paul Pellerin (born November 23, 1988) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Micah Perks Micah Perks is an American fiction writer and memoirist. Her three books, ''We Are Gathered Here'' ( St. Martin's Press 1997), ''Pagan Time'' (Counterpoint Press 2001), and ''What Becomes Us''Outpost19 Books2016) examine the utopian impulse in U. ...

(born 1963), American writer * Micah Potter (born 1998), American basketball player

R

Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer, sports pundit for Sky Sports and BBC Sport, and as an ambassador of Manchester City. As a player, he was a right back who played in the Premier League and ...

(born 1988), English football player *

Micah Ross Micah David Ross (born January 13, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Diego Chargers, and the Carolina Panthers. In 2001, h ...

(born 1976), American football player * Micah Rucker (born 1985), American football player

S

* Micah Salt (1847–1915), English tailor * Micah C. Saufley (1842–1910), American judge *

Micah Schwartzman Micah Jacob Schwartzman (born June 1976) is the Joseph W. Dorn Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. In 1997, Schwartzman was given a Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate ...

(born 1976), American law professor *

Micah Shrewsberry Micah Shrewsberry (born July 31, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former college basketball player who is the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Playing career Shrewsberry attended Cat ...

(born 1976), American basketball coach * Micah Sloat (born 1981), American actor *

Micah Smaldone Micah Smaldone (born 1978) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Maine. He was a member of several New England area bands, and is best known for the solo music made under his given name, Micah Blue Smaldone. Career Smaldone wa ...

(born 1978), American musician *

Micah Solusod Micah Solusod is an American voice actor. His best-known role in anime has been the title character Soul Evans in '' Soul Eater'', which was broadcast on Adult Swim's programming block '' Toonami''. He debuted as Malek Yildrim Werner in '' Blas ...

(born 1990), American voice actor * Micah Stampley (born 1971), American singer-songwriter *

Micah Sterling Micah Sterling (November 5, 1784 Lyme, New London County, Connecticut – April 11, 1844 Watertown, Jefferson County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Sterling graduated from Yale College in 1804. Then he stud ...

(1784–1844), American politician

T

Micah Taul Micah Taul (May 14, 1785 – May 27, 1850) was an American pioneer, planter, lawyer, and politician. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives for Kentucky. In 1826 he moved to Winchester, Tennessee, where he practiced law ...

(1785–1850), American politician * Micah Taul (Alabama politician) (1832–1873), American politician * Micah Teitz (born 1996), Canadian football player *

Micah Townshend Micah Townsend (May 13, 1749 – April 23, 1832) was an attorney and political leader in American Revolution, Revolutionary War-era Vermont. The offices he served in included Secretary of State of Vermont. Biography Townsend was born in Oyster ...

(1749–1832), American political leader * Micah True (1953–2012), American runner * Micah Tyler (born 1983), American singer

W

Micha Wertheim Micha Wertheim (; born 1972) is a Dutch stand-up comedian and satirist. He has also the author of three children's books. Career After finishing his MA in Cultural Sciences Micha Wertheim moved to Amsterdam and started working as a freelance rad ...

(born 1972), Dutch comedian * Micah M. White (born 1982), American activist * Micah Wilkinson (born 1996), New Zealand sailor * Micah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people * Micah Wright (born 1974), American author

Z

Micah Zenko Micah Zenko is an American political scientist. He is Whitehead Senior Fellow on the US and Americas Programme at Chatham House. He is author of two books. Education Micah Zenko earned a PhD from the Department of Politics at Brandeis University ...

, American political scientist

Fictional characters

Micah Clarke ''Micah Clarke'' is a historical adventure novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1889 and set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England. The book is a bildungsroman whose protagonist, Micah Clarke, begins as a boy seeking ...

, a character in the novel ''

'' *

Micah Rains This is a list of ''Wonder Woman'' supporting characters. Major characters In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance). Other supporting characters Separated in chronological clusters, by major periods in the publicatio ...

, a character in the comic series ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' *

Micah Sanders This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes'', the ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes. Main characters Character duration In its inaugural season, ''Heroes'' featured an ensemble cast o ...

, a character in the television series ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' *Micah Bell lll, the main antagonist of the video game ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' *King Micah, a character in the television series '' She-Ra: Princess of Power''

Surname

* Ben Micah (??–2022), Papua New Guinean politician * Duke Micah (born 1991), Ghanaian boxer * Teagan Micah (born 1997), Australian footballer

References

Sources

* {{given name Unisex given names Hebrew masculine given names Hebrew feminine given names English masculine given names English feminine given names