Micha

Micha is the Hebrew short form of Michael or Micaiah, meaning who is like God — a rhetorical question whose answer is understood. The prophet Micah, from the eighth century BCE, gave Western literature some of its most quoted lines, including the call to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly. In German and Dutch usage Micha survives as a standalone given name, often pronounced MEE-ha with a soft ch. Two syllables, both gentle, nothing to stumble over. Used quietly across Jewish and Christian communities, it has a bookish, understated warmth. Micha feels studious and kind, a name that carries the prophet's question without insisting on an answer.