Misha is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Misha thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Misha is a unisex diminutive form of the Russian name Mikhail. An English equivalent would be Mike. Outside of Russia, Misha is also used as a female name.
Misha means “who is like God?” (from Hebrew “Mikha’el/מִיכָאֵל” or “mí/מִי” = who + “k’/כְּ־” = like/as + “el/אֵל” = God). In Russia, Misha also means “little bear” (from “medved/медведь” = bear).
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