Michaela

Michaela
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Hebrew, German
Meaning Feminine form of Michael, meaning "who is like God."
Other names
Related names Michael, Michelle

Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God."

It was rare in any country until it became fashionable in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the 1950s to 1970s. Its use spread to central and northern Europe, then the United Kingdom and the United States, where its popularity peaked in 1997, the year in which the popular TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman first aired in the U.S. with its lead character Michaela Quinn.

As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States,[1] and 325th in England and Wales.[2]

In Germany, the name day for Michaela is 24 August and 29 September.

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Variant forms

There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include:

Notable people with this name

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Uses in popular culture

References

  1. ^ Popular Baby Names, Social Security Administration.
  2. ^ 2008 Baby Names Statistics Girls, England and Wales, Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2011-09-12.

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