"Micha" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪça/ Audio: De-Micha.ogg Forms: Michas [genitive], Michas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), whence also English Micah; see there for more information. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|hbo|מִיכָה|tr=mīḵāh}} Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), {{cog|en|Micah}} English Micah Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,,s}} Micha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michas, plural Michas)
  1. (countable) a male given name from Hebrew Tags: countable, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-qrB7TwYp Categories (other): German given names, German male given names, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 12 3 3 31 37
  2. (uncountable) the biblical book of Micah Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-fh-tjCxo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪça/ Audio: De-Micha.ogg
Etymology: Short for Michaela or Michael. Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Micha
  1. a unisex given name Related terms: Mischa
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-NHbuMNUu Categories (other): German female given names, German given names, German male given names, German unisex given names, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 12 3 3 31 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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