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Michaelia
How to Pronounce Michaelia
Pronounced mih-KAY-lee-uh /mɪˈkeɪliə/Low
Meaning: Michaelia is a Latinate feminine form of Michael, the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning 'who is like God?' Adding the -ia ending turns the classic boy's name into a girl's name in the same way Michaela and Micaela do, so it inherits Michael's meaning while sounding softer and more ornamental.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Michaelia takes the enduring Hebrew name Michael, 'who is like God?', and dresses it in a Latin-style -ia ending to make a girl's name. It is a cousin of the far more common Michaela and Micaela, and its rarity comes down to that extra, more elaborate ending. It was given to only a handful of American girls.
Michaelia had its small moment in the mid-1980s, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its height and then slipping away. A girl named Michaelia then is around forty today, part of the Generation X wave that liked feminized classic names.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Michaelia Cash (1970-)Australian politician who has served as a federal senator, one of the few public figures to carry this spelling.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Michaelia mean?
It is a feminine elaboration of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'
How do you pronounce Michaelia?
It is said mih-KAY-lee-uh /mɪˈkeɪliə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Michaelia a boy or girl name?
Michaelia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Michaelia?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its mid-nineteen-eighties peak, well behind the common Michaela.