Contribute your knowledge to the name Michaela

Comments and insights on the name Michaela

Personal experiences with the name Michaela

Nicknames for Michaela

Mike
Mick/Mickey/Micky
Kayla
Kay/K
Mac
Hallie
Hal/Hals

Meanings and history of the name Michaela

Michaela (Hebrew. מיכאלה) is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God." It was rare in any country until it became fashionable in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the 1950s and 1960s,and 1970s.

Famous real-life people named Michaela

Michaela Shafer, actress
Michaela Conlin, actress best known for playing Angela Montenagro on Bones
Michaela Mcmanus, actress
Michaela Haas, Journalist
Michaela Bercu, model
Michaela Strachan, TV host
Michaela Deprince, Dancer
Michaela Paetsch, Violinist
Michaela Tabb, athlete
Michaela Odone, created Lorenzo's oil with her husband to save her son.

Michaela in song, story & screen

The main character in the show, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" starring Jane Seymour; the character's name was Dr. Michaela Quinn.

-The character Mikaela Banes was played by Megan Fox in the "Transformers" movies.

Michaela Odone, Susan Sarandon's character in the 1992 docudrama film, Lorenzo's Oil