Micah

Micah (/ˈmaɪkə/; Hebrew: מִיכָה, Modern: Mikha, Tiberian: Mîḵā) is a given name.

Micah is the name of several people in the

: Mîḵāʼēl), meaning "who is like god".

In German and Dutch, Micah is spelled Micha and the ch in the name is pronounced either [ʃ] or [x]; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. The name is not as common as Michael or Michiel.

Bible

• Micah son of Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, the first king of Israel (1 Chronicles 9:40)
• Micah (prophet), eponymous prophet of the Book of Micah in the Old Testament
• Micaiah, a prophet and the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophecy to Ahab on his request

Notable people with the given name "Micah"

A

• Micah Abernathy (born 1997), American football player
• Micah Aiu, American politician
• Micah Aivazoff (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Micah Albert (born 1979), American photojournalist
• Micah Alberti (born 1984), American actor
• Micah Altman (born 1967), American social scientist
• Micah Armstrong, American evangelist
• Micah Lakin Avni (born 1969), Israeli businessman
• Micah Awe (born 1994), Nigerian Canadian football player

B

• Micah Balfour (born 1978), English actor
• Micah Ballard (born 1975), American poet
• Micah Barlow (1873–1936), English cricketer
• Micah Barnes (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter
• Micah Baskerville (born 1999), American football player
• Micah Blunt, American basketball player
• Micah Bowie (born 1974), American baseball player
• Micah Boyd (born 1982), American rower
• Micah Brooks (1775–1857), American politician
• Micah Brown (born 1986), Canadian football player

C

• Micah Caskey (born 1981), American politician
• Micah Cheserem, Kenyan banker
• Micah Christenson (born 1993), American volleyball player
• Micah Cooks (born 1981), American soccer player

D

• Micah Downs (born 1986), American basketball player

E

• Micah Evans (born 1993), English footballer

F

• Micah Fitzerman-Blue, American screenwriter
• Micah Fowler (born 1998), American actor
• Micah Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Micah Garen (born 1968), American filmmaker
• Micah Gravley (born 1974), American politician
• Micah Gunnell (born 1980), American comic book artist

H

• Micah Hannemann (born 1994), American football player
• Micah Hart
  (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• Micah Hauptman (born 1973), American actor
• Micah Hawkins (1777–1825), American poet
• Micah Hilton (born 1985), Montserratian footballer
• Micah P. Hinson (born 1981), American musician
• Micah Hoffpauir (born 1980), American baseball player
• Micah Hyde (disambiguation), multiple people

J

• Micah Jenkins (1835–1864), American general
• Micah Jesse (born 1986), American blogger
• Micah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people

K

• Micha Kaufman (born 1946), Israeli sport shooter
• Micah Kellner (born 1979), American politician
• Micah Kiser (born 1995), American football player
• Micah Knorr (born 1975), American football player
• Micah Kogo (born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner

L

• Micah Lancaster (born 1984), American basketball player
• Micah Lawrence (born 1990), American swimmer
• Micah Lea'alafa (born 1991), Solomon Islands footballer
• Micah Joseph Lebensohn (1828–1852), Russian poet
• Micah Lewensohn (1952–2017), Israeli theater director
• Micah Lexier (born 1960), Canadian artist
• Micah Kai Lynette (born 2001), Thai figure skater

M

• Micah Maʻa (born 1997), American volleyball player
• Micha Marah (born 1953), Belgian singer and actress
• Micah Masei (born 1999), Samoan swimmer
• Micah Massey (born 1987), American musician
• Micah McFadden (born 2000), American football player
• Micah McLaurin (born 1994), American pianist

N

• Micah Naftalin (1933–2009), American activist
• Micah Nathan, American novelist
• Micah Neal (born 1974), American politician

O

• Micah Obiero (born 2001), English footballer
• Micah Ohlman (born 1972), American journalist
• Micah Ortega
  (born 1976), American guitarist
• Micah Owings (born 1982), American baseball player

P

• Micah Parsons (born 1999), American football player
• Micah Paulino (born 1992), Guamanian footballer
• Micah Pellerin (born 1988), American football player
• Micah Perks (born 1963), American writer
• Micah Potter (born 1998), American basketball player

R

• Micah Richards (born 1988), English football player
• Micah Ross (born 1976), American football player
• Micah Rucker (born 1985), American football player

S

• Micah Salt (1847–1915), English tailor
• Micah C. Saufley (1842–1910), American judge
• Micah Schwartzman (born 1976), American law professor
• Micah Shrewsberry (born 1976), American basketball coach
• Micah Sloat (born 1981), American actor
• Micah Smaldone (born 1978), American musician
• Micah Solusod (born 1990), American voice actor
• Micah Stampley (born 1971), American singer-songwriter
• Micah Sterling (1784–1844), American politician

T

• Micah Taul (1785–1850), American politician
• Micah Taul (Alabama politician) (1832–1873), American politician
• Micah Teitz (born 1996), Canadian football player
• Micah Townshend
  (1749–1832), American political leader
• Micah True (1953–2012), American runner
• Micah Tyler (born 1983), American singer

W

• Micha Wertheim (born 1972), Dutch comedian
• Micah M. White (born 1982), American activist
• Micah Wilkinson (born 1996), New Zealand sailor
• Micah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Micah Wright (born 1974), American author

Z

• Micah Zenko, American political scientist

Fictional characters

• Micah Clarke, a character in the novel Micah Clarke
• Micah Rains, a character in the comic series Wonder Woman
• Micah Sanders, a character in the television series Heroes
• Micah Bell lll, the main antagonist of the video game Red Dead Redemption 2
• King Micah, a character in the television series She-Ra: Princess of Power

Surname

• Ben Micah (died 2022), Papua New Guinean politician
• Duke Micah (born 1991), Ghanaian boxer
• Teagan Micah (born 1997), Australian footballer

See also

• Michael (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Michael"
• Micah (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Micah"
• Myka (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Myka"

References

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Micah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.