Origin of the name Micah:
Derived from the Hebrew mīkhāyah (who is like God?) The name is borne in the Bible by several Old Testament characters, including an 8th-century B.C. prophet of Judah. His prophecies are found in the book of Micah.
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Micah is a book of the Bible, an Old Testament prophet. A commonly quoted verse (made into a praise song) is Micah 6:8, "He has shown you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
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Micah Sanders, a child prodigy on the tv series Heroes.
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Global Popularity of the Name Micah
- #94 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #123 in United States
- #135 in Canada (Alberta)
- #396 in Scotland
- #428 in Canada (Quebec)
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