Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, and also found in

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer * Mihaela Botezan (born 1976), Romanian long-distance runner *

Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles tit ...

(born 1988), Romanian tennis player * Mihaela Chiras (born 1984), Romanian luger * Mihaela Ciobanu (born 1973), Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper * Mihaela Dascălu (born 1970), retired Romanian speed skater * Mihaela Horvat (born 1994), Croatian football player * Mihaela Lazić (born 2000), Croatian basketball player * Mihaela Loghin (born 1952), retired shot putter * Mihaela Melinte (born 1975), Romanian hammer thrower * Mihaela Miroiu (born 1955), Romanian political theorist and feminist philosopher * Mihaela Mitrache or Mitraki (1955–2008), Romanian actress * Mihaela Peneş (born 1947), retired Romanian track and field athlete * Mihaela Pohoață (born 1981), Romanian aerobic gymnast * Mihaela Runceanu (1955–1989), Romanian pop singer and vocal techniques teacher * Mihaela Ani Senocico (born 1981), Romanian handball player * Mihaela Stănuleţ (born 1966), Romanian artistic gymnast * Mihaela Tivadar (born 1982), Romanian handball player

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