Misha (name)

Misha is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил). A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike and Mick. Sometimes it is used as a female name, mostly by non-Russians; the feminine Russian name Mikhaila exists but is rare. The spelling Mischa also exists, originating from German. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

 * Misha (singer) (born 1975), Slovak R&B musician
 * Misha (writer) (born 1955), American science fiction writer
 * Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
 * Misha Aster, Canadian producer, director, writer and educator
 * Misha B (born 1992), British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
 * Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-American actress
 * Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
 * Sir Misha Black (1910–1977), British architect
 * Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995), Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
 * Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
 * Misha Cirkunov (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
 * Misha Collins (born 1974), American actor
 * Misha Defonseca, Belgian-born imposter
 * Misha Dichter (born 1945), American pianist
 * Misha Gabriel (born 1987), American dancer, choreographer, and actor
 * Misha Ge (born 1991), Uzbekestani figure skater
 * Meesha Ghoshal, Indian actress
 * Misha Glenny (born 1958), British journalist
 * Misha Green (born 1984), American screenwriter, director, and producer
 * Misha Gromov (born 1943), Russian-French mathematician
 * Misha Japanwala, Pakastani visual artist and fashion designer
 * Misha Kahn (born 1989), American designer and sculptor
 * Misha Kilmer, American mathematician
 * Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza Group
 * Misha Mengelberg (1935-2018), Dutch jazz pianist and composer
 * Misha Mansoor (born 1984), guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
 * Misha Marvin (born 1989), Ukrainian singer, composer and songwriter
 * Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), Dutch jazz pianist
 * Mykhailo Mudryk (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
 * Misha Nonoo, fashion designer
 * Misha Osherovich, American actor, filmmaker, and activist
 * Misha Rachlevsky (born 1946), Russian conductor
 * Misha Radovic (born 1961), Serbian footballer and manager
 * Misha Reznikoff (1905–1971), American-Ukrainian artist
 * Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967), nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
 * Misha Sawdagor (born 1966), Bangladeshi film actor
 * Misha Schubert (born 1973), Australian journalist
 * Misha Segal (born 1943), Israeli film producer and composer
 * Misha Tal (1936-1992), Soviet-Latvian chess player
 * Misha Timmins (born 1987), English actress
 * Misha Verbitsky (born 1969), Russian mathematician
 * Misha Zilberman (born 1989), Israeli Olympic badminton player

Characters

 * Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Olympic Games
 * Misha (Pita-ten), a character from the anime and manga Pita-ten
 * Misha Arsellec Lune, a character in the PlayStation 2 game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
 * Misha, a character from the visual novel Katawa Shoujo
 * Misha Milanich, a character from the video game series Mercenaries
 * Misha, a penguin from Andrey Kurkov's books Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost
 * Misha Milgrom, the main character of the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
 * Misha Miramond, a female character from the anime series Transformers: Energon
 * Misha, the canonical first name of the Heavy Weapons Guy class in Team Fortress 2
 * Misha, a male playable character from the game Honkai: Star Rail