♂♀ Name Mika – who is like God?

Origin:	Nordic, Hebrew, Japanese
Meaning:	who is like God?, new moon, the third day of the month, beautiful fragrance
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Mika is a Nordic short form of Hebrew names such as Michael and Mikael, and it is also used as a girl’s name in Japan. The name is associated with the meanings “who is like God?,” “new moon,” and “beautiful fragrance.”

Where does the name Mika come from?

Mika is a Nordic short form of the Hebrew names Michael and Mikael or Michaela and Mikaela and is therefore a name for girls and boys. In Japan, Mika is a girl’s name.

What does the name Mika mean?

The boy’s name Mika means “who is like God?” (from Hebrew “Mikha’el, מִיכָאֵל”). In Japanese, the girl’s name means “new moon” (三日) or “the third day of the month” and “beautiful fragrance” (美香).

Word composition

• Hebrew “mí (/מִי) = who
• Hebrew “k’” (כְּ־) = like, as
• Hebrew “el” (אֵל) = God
• Japanese “mika” (三日) = new moon, the third day of the month
• Japanese “mi” (美) = beautiful
• Japanese “ka” (香) = fragrance

Other variants and nicknames

Other spellings of Mika are Mica, Micah, and Mikah. A masculine form of Mika is Miko. Similar masculine names to Mika are Myka, Mykah, Mik, Mikas, Mikail, Mikao, Mike, Mikel, Mikey, Mikk, Mikka, Mikkel, Mikko, and Mikolaj. Similar feminine names are Mya, Myra, Myla, Mira, Maya, Miya, Milah, Mila, Maiya, Mayah, Mecca, Mayra, Malka, and Michelle. Popular nicknames can be Mimi, Ka, Mik, Mickey, and Kiki. Anagrams of Mika are Akim, Ikma, Imka, Kaim, Kami, Maik, and Maki.

Famous people named Mika

• Social media personality and content creator Mika Salamanca (born 2000) from the Philippines is best known for her daily-life vlogs. She has more than nine million followers worldwide.
• Former F1 driver and world champion Mika Häkkinen used to race for Mercedes.
• Lebanese-British pop singer Mika (born 1983), whose real name is Michael Holbrook, rose to fame in 2007 with hit songs such as “Grace Kelly“ and “Big Girls”.
• Mika Boorem (born 1987) is an American actress who has appeared in many TV shows and films.

Mika in Manga and Anime

• In the manga series “Mika’s Magic Market”, the protagonist Mika suddenly finds herself in a fantasy world. With no skills for this kind of world, she tried to do her best to survive.
• Mika Hyakuya is a protagonist in the manga and anime series “Owari No Seraph.” He is turned into a vampire and becomes his best friend’s, Yūichirō Hyakuya, enemy.
• The paper girl Mika Kujiin is a supporting character in the yuri series “Kananemo.”

Fictional characters named Mika

• Mika Samuels, played by Kayla Kenedy (born 2003), is a character on the TV show “The Walking Dead”.
• In the Street Fighter video game series, Rainbow “R.” Mika is a playable character.
• Mika Grainger, played by Laura Drummond (born 1987), is a character on the British TV series “Waterloo Road”.

Pronunciation of Mika

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Author: Juliane Schmetzer

Last updated: 3/30/2026