Michaela (

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. It is a female form of the Hebrew name

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(מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the

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, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006.

Variant forms

There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: *Makayla ( English) *Meical ( Welsh) *Micaela (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, Portuguese,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) *Michaëla (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

) *Michalina (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

) *Michka (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

) *Mikayla ( English) *Michaela (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

, English) *Michajlina (

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

) *Michala (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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) *Micheáilín ( Irish) *Michela (

) *Michèle (

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) *Michelina (

) *Michelle ( English,

) *Micheline (

) *Miguela ( Portuguese,

) *Miguelina (

) *Mihaela ( Croatian,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

) *Mihaéla ( Hungarian) *Mihaila ( Bulgarian) *Mihajla (

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

) *Mikaela ( Finnish) *Mikila (

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Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish) *Mikela (

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

) *Miķela ( Latvian) *Mikhaela ( Bulgarian, Ukrainian) *Mikhaila ( English,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

) *Михаела ( Bulgarian,

) *Михаела ( Bulgarian) *Mikhaylina (

) *Mikkeline ( Danish) *Mykhaila ( Ukrainian) *Mykhaylyna ( Ukrainian) *ميكيلا (

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) *מיכאלה (

) *Μιχαέλα (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) *Միքայելա (

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

)

Notable people with this name

Mikaela Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in Engla ...

(1935–1991), Spanish singer and actress * Michaela Abrhámová (born 1993), Slovak volleyball player * Mikaela Badinková (born 1979), Slovak actress * Mikaela Banas (born 1978), New Zealand actress best known for the TV series ''

McLeod's Daughters ''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and ...

'' * Mikaela Bastidas Puyucahua (1747–1781), martyr for Peruvian Independence * Michaela Belen (born 2002), Filipina Volleyball Player * Michaela Bercu (born 1967), Romanian-Israeli model *

Michaela Blyde Michaela Brake (née Blyde; born 29 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and a double Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles, in 2017 an ...

(born 1995), New Zealand rugby sevens player *

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, writer and television director. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 television sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), ...

(born 1987), British actress, screenwriter, director, producer and singer * Michaela Conlin (born 1978), American actress in ''

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'' and ''

Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U ...

'' * Michaela Denis (1914–2003), British-born film-maker *

Michaela DePrince Michaela Mabinty DePrince (born Mabinty Bangura; January 6, 1995 – September 10, 2024) was a Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer who danced with the Boston Ballet, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the Dutch National Ballet. DePrince rose ...

(1995–2024), Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer *

Michaela Dietz Michaela Dietz (born November 1, 1982) is an American voice actress whose professional career started in 2005. She voiced the character of Riff on the PBS children's television series ''Barney & Friends'', Amethyst on the Cartoon Network televisi ...

(born 1982), South Korean-American actress *

Michaela Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister (born 25 March 1973) is an Austrian former alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who competed in the Olympic Games and FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup. Her specialities were both the downhill and the super-G disciplines, althou ...

(born 1973), Austrian skier * Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913–1989), American artist, author, and educator * Michaela Eichwald (born 1967), German painter * Michaela Garecht (born 1979), American girl who has been missing since 1988 * Mikala Münter Gundersen (born 1968), Danish dressage rider * Michalina Isaakowa (1880–1937), Polish amateur entomologist * Micaela Jary (born 1956), German writer * Mikaela Jenkins (2003), American Paralympic swimmer * Michaela Kalogerakou (born 1998), Greek water polo player * Michaela Kargbo (born 1991),

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete in

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

* Michaela Kirchgasser (born 1985), Austrian skier *

Michaëlla Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek (; born 9 January 1989) is a Dutch former tennis player. She has won three singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 titles in singles and 24 in double ...

(born 1989), Dutch tennis player, sister of Richard Krajicek *

Mikaela Loach Mikaela Loach is a British climate justice activist, author, and former medical student. She was brought up in Surrey, living in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a medical student at the University of Edinburgh who published a book and uses social me ...

, British climate activist * Michaela McAreavey (1983–2011), Ulster Rose of Tralee 2004 and daughter of

Mickey Harte Mickey Harte (born 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been joint-manager of Offaly since 2024. Harte managed the Tyrone county team from 2003 until his resignation in 2020, at which time he was the longest ...

Michaela McManus Michaela McManus (born May 20, 1983) is an American actress, known for her portrayals of Lindsey Strauss on '' One Tree Hill'', A.D.A. Kim Greylek on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Grace Karn on the NBC drama '' Aquarius''. Early ...

(born 1983), American actress in '' Law & Order, SVU'' *

McKayla Maroney McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team, dubbed the Fierce Five, that won a gold medal in the team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...

(born 1995), American gymnast * Michaela McAlonie (born 2001), Scottish footballer * Michaela Michalopoulou (born 1980), Greek handball player * Michaela Morkan, Irish camogie player *

Mikaella Moshe Mikaella Moshe (Hebrew: מיכאלה משה; also spelled Michaela Moshe; born 4 December 2003) is an Israeli Olympic archer.

(born 2003), Israeli Olympic archer * Michaela Odone (1939–2000), jointly discovered a treatment for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) *

Michaela Paštiková Michaela Paštiková (born 27 March 1980) is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 31 January 2005, Paštiková achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 89. On 25 July 2005, she peaked at No. 35 of the WTA doubles r ...

(born 1980), Czech tennis player *

Michaela Pereira Michaela Pereira (born August 26, 1970) is a Canadian television personality best known as being a former anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles and for the KTTV FOX11 Los Angeles morning show, ''Good Day LA''. She announced on March 28, 2013, that she ...

(born 1970), CNN news anchor * Michaela Polleres (born 1997), Olympic medalists in judo * Michaela Schaffrath (born 1970), German television actress * Micaela Schäfer (born 1983), German model *

Mikaela Shiffrin Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine skier who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (men or women) and is considered one of the greatest alp ...

(born 1995), American skier *

Michaela Strachan Michaela Evelyn Ann Strachan (, born 7 April 1966) is an English television presenter and singer. After beginning her career in theatre, she ventured into presenting and fronted the children's television shows '' Wide Awake Club'' (1986–1989 ...

(born 1966), British television presenter * Mikaela Straus (born 1998), American singer and songwriter known by her stage name King Princess *

Michaela Tabb Michaela Tabb (born 11 December 1967) is a Scottish snooker and pool referee. She established significant milestones for female officials in professional cue sports, beginning in pool, where she officiated at top tournaments such as the WPA W ...

(born 1967), Scottish pool and snooker referee *

MyKayla Skinner MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer ( ; born December 9, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist, competing as an individual, and was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. Skinner competed at ...

(born 1996), American gymnast *

Michaela Watkins Michaela Watkins (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on th ...

(born 1971), American actress

Name days

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, the

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...

for Michaela is 24 August and 29 September, in

, the name day for Michaela is 19 October and in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

for Mihaéla is June 19 and August 24. In Bulgaria the name day for Михаела is 8 November.

Other uses

Organizations

Michaela Community School Michaela Community School (referred to as simply MCS or Michaela) is an 11–18 mixed, free secondary school and sixth form in Wembley, Greater London, England. It was established in September 2014 with Katharine Birbalsingh as headteacher ...

, a school in London

Fictional characters

Michaela Quinn Michaela Anne "Dr. Mike" Quinn, M.D. is a fictional character from the American television show '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''. CBS introduced the series in 1993, and Dr. Quinn was played by Jane Seymour. The series ran for six seasons, ending ...

, a medical doctor and the title character on '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' * Michaela Pratt, a law student on ''

How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal drama thriller television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk and pro ...

'' * Michaela Stone, a police detective on ''Manifest'' (TV series) * Micaëla, a character in the opera ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'' by

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', w ...

Songs

*"Michaela", 1972 German song by Serbian singer Bata Illic *"Michaela", 1999 German song by Element of Crime *"Michaela", 2003 Hebrew song by Ron Shuval and Yoav Itzhak *"Michaela Strachan", 2007 English song by

Scouting for Girls Scouting for Girls are an English pop rock band. Their name is a play on the title of the 1908 Scouting handbook ''Scouting for Boys''. The band was formed in 2005 by three childhood friends from London, Roy Stride on vocals, piano and guitar, ...

*"Micaela", a 1967 Boogaloo song by Pete Rodriguez *”Michaela” , a 2022 song by GRL BUNNY

TV

*''Mikaela'', 2004 Israeli television series (מיכאלה)

References

Sources

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