# Misha

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪʃ.ɑː/ · frequency rank #32,085

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.
2. A female given name from Russian.

## Etymology
A transliteration of the Russian Ми́ша (Míša), a hypocoristic for Михаи́л (Mixaíl), the Russian equivalent of Michael, from Hebrew מיכאל.
Also a female name, presumably analogous to Michelle.

## Easily confused with
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-msa)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-miss)
- **mist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mist)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-musa)
- **mush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mush)
- **MRSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mrsa)
- **mosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mosh)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-misty)
- **Missy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-missy)
- **mocha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mocha)
- **Moshe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-moshe)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mushy)
- **mists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mists)
- **mitra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mitra)
- **missa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-missa)
- **mishap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mishap)
- **Mishra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mishra)
- **mishaps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misha-vs-mishaps)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mia-vs-misha)
- **mesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesh-vs-misha)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imsha`, `mihsa`, `misah`, `mishha`, `missha`, `mmisha`, `msiha`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misha