Micah
Micah is a given name.
Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible, and means "Who is like God?”. The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah and in Yahweh results in Michaiah or Michaihu, meaning who is like Yahweh? Suffix theophory in El results in Michael, meaning "who is like god".
In German and Dutch, Micah is spelled Micha and the ch in the name is pronounced either or ; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. In Finnish Micah is spelled Miika.
Bible
- Micah, an Ephraimite, whose narrative features in Judges 17 and Judges 18
- Micah son of Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, the first king of Israel
- 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, American football player
- Micah Abraham, American football player
- Micah Aiu, American politician
- Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player
- Micah Albert, American photojournalist
- Micah Alberti, American actor
- Micah Alejado, American football player
- Micah Altman, American social scientist
- Micah Anthony, English footballer
- Micah Armstrong, American evangelist
- Micah Ashby, American-Irish mixed martial artist
- Micah Lakin Avni, Israeli businessman
- Micah Awe, Nigerian Canadian football player
B
- Micah Balfour, English actor
- Micah Ballard, American poet
- Micah Barlow, English cricketer
- Micah Barnes, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Micah Baskerville, American football player
- Micah Beckwith, American pastor and politician
- Micah Bernard, American football player
- Micah Blunt, American basketball player
- Micah Bowie, American baseball player
- Micah Boyd, American rower
- Micah Brooks, American politician
- Micah Brown, Canadian football player
- Micah Burton, American soccer player
C
- Micah Caskey, American politician
- Micah Cheserem, Kenyan banker
- Micah Chisholm, Canadian soccer player
- Micah Christenson, American volleyball player
- Micah Cooks, American soccer player
D
- Micah J. Davis, American football player
- Micah Downs, American basketball player
E
- Micah Evans, English footballer
F
- Micah Fitzerman-Blue, American screenwriter
- Micah Fowler, American actor
- Micah Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people
G
- Micah Garen, American filmmaker
- Micah Gravley, American politician
- Micah Gunnell, American comic book artist
H
- Micah Hamilton, English footballer
- Micah Handlogten, American basketball player
- Micah Hannemann, American football player
- Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player
- Micah Hauptman, American actor
- Micah Hawkins, American poet
- Micah Hilton, Montserratian footballer
- Micah P. Hinson, American musician
- Micah Hoffpauir, American baseball player
- Micah Hudson, American football player
- Micah Hyde (disambiguation), multiple people
J
- Micah Jenkins, American general
- Micah Jesse, American blogger
- Micah Jiba, Nigerian politician
- Micah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
K
- Micha Kaufman, Israeli sport shooter
- Micah Kellner, American politician
- Micah Kiser, American football player
- Micah Knorr, American football player
- Micah Kogo, Kenyan long-distance runner
L
- Micah Lancaster, American basketball player
- Micah Lasher, American politician
- Micah Lawrence, American swimmer
- Micah Lea'alafa, Solomon Islands footballer
- Micah Joseph Lebensohn, Russian poet
- Micah Lewensohn, Israeli theater director
- Micah Lexier, Canadian artist
- Micah Akasile Lolem, Ugandan politician
- Micah Kai Lynette, Thai figure skater
M
- Micah Maʻa, American volleyball player
- Micha Marah, Belgian singer and actress
- Micah Masei, Samoan swimmer
- Micah Massey, American musician
- Micah Mbick, English footballer
- Micah McFadden, American football player
- Micah McLaurin, American pianist
- Micah Mensah-Jatoe, Canadian actor
- Micah Morris, American football player
N
- Micah Naftalin, American activist
- Micah Nathan, American novelist
- Micah Neal, American politician
- Micah Nelson, American singer-songwriter
- Micah Nori, American basketball coach
O
- Micah Obiero, English footballer
- Micah Ohlman, American journalist
- Micah Owings, American baseball player
P
- Micah Parrish, American basketball player
- Micah Parsons, American football player
- Micah Paulino, Guamanian footballer
- Micah Peavy, American basketball player
- Micah Pellerin, American football player
- Micah Perks, American writer
- Micah Potter, American basketball player
R
- Micah Richards, English football player
- Micah Robinson, American football player
- Micah Ross, American football player
- Micah Rucker, American football player
S
- Micah Salt, English tailor
- Micah C. Saufley, American judge
- Micah Schwartzman, American law professor
- Micah Shrewsberry, American basketball coach
- Micah Sloat, American actor
- Micah Smaldone, American musician
- Micah W. J. Smith, American lawyer
- Micah Solusod, American voice actor
- Micah Stampley, American singer-songwriter
- Micah Sterling, American politician
T
- Micah Taul, American politician
- Micah Taul (Alabama politician), American politician
- Micah Taylor, American professional wrestler
- Micah Teitz, Canadian football player
- Micah Townsend, American political leader
- Micah True, American runner
- Micah Tyler, American singer
W
- Micha Wertheim, Dutch comedian
- Micah M. White, American activist
- Micah Wilkinson, New Zealand sailor
- Micah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Micah Wright, American author
Z
- Micah Zandee-Hart, Canadian ice hockey player
- 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, Papua New Guinean politician
- Duke Micah, Ghanaian boxer
- Teagan Micah, Australian footballer