Mika seems to be a popular name for peopel of both sexes around the world. What does it mean, though?

There's the singer (male and Lebanese) and I've known of a Japanese girl and a Malaysian girl with this name.

I'm sure I know of others but I can't think of them right now.

Female
Japanese - new moon
Russian - God's child
Native American - wise racoon
Hebrew - form of Micah
Latin - form of Dominica

Male
Ponca - raccoon
Hebrew - form of Micah (Micha - short for Michael - who is like God?)
Russian - familiar form of Michael

Mika is one of those words that means something in lots of different languages.

There is a Hebrew name spelled Micah, which means "who is like Jehova" it could be an alternate spelling of that.
It is also a Native America word that means raccoon.
In Finnish it is a short form of the name Mikael (Michael).
It probably means something in many other languages as well or could be a variation of other simmilar sounding names.

Mika (MEE kah) is a Japanese girl's name meaning "Beautiful smell". It's English meaning is "Who is like God?"

As a boy's name, Mika is a Finnish short form of Mikael (MEE kyl), the Finnish form of Michael. It also means "Who is like God?"

There is also the Hebrew name, Micah (MY kah) also meaning "Who is like God?".


Of all of them, I prefer Micah, and only for a boy.

uh in russia it means God's child.....my science teacher, Mrs.McCallister just had a baby last june she named him mika. theres also this guy who went to my old chuch his first name was mika and his middle name was meeka...he was albino so it was awkward.......................

The meaning of the name Mika is Raccoon

The origin of the name Mika is Native American

Meaning: New moon
Gender: Girl
Origin: Japanese, Finnish

its also a popular name in finland. in finnish it has no meaning. it is just a name. just like mark doesnt mean anything.

Mika (singer) once said in an interview that his name meant 'plastic bag' in some other language...lol =]

Mica is a type of rock. I think it's a blackish color.