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Pronunciation of Micah

87 replies

whatausername · 05/09/2020 00:17

Excuse the (temporary) ignorance - is it Mee-kah or My-kah or something else? Which syllable does the stress fall on?

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supercatlady · 05/09/2020 00:19

Mee-kha

Thirty2andBlue · 05/09/2020 00:21

My-cuh is how I pronounce it

Thirty2andBlue · 05/09/2020 00:22

Stress on the first syllable

BumholeJ · 05/09/2020 00:34

Mee-kah

lilsquish · 05/09/2020 00:35

Mee-kah

BinkyandBunty · 05/09/2020 00:36

I know a (male) Micah who pronounces is Mykah.

AriettyHomily · 05/09/2020 00:39

@Thirty2andBlue

My-cuh is how I pronounce it
How do you get that?

Mee-kah

dementedpixie · 05/09/2020 00:40

I would say My-ca

DramaAlpaca · 05/09/2020 00:41

MY-kuh is the pronunciation of the biblical male name.

If used for a girl (incorrectly) it's MEE-kah or MEE-sha.

In all cases the stress falls on the first syllable.

Thenneverendingstorohree · 05/09/2020 00:41

It's pronounced My-cuh, stress on the 'eye'.

MrsEricBana · 05/09/2020 00:42

Mike-a here

occa · 05/09/2020 00:49

MY-kuh

NeverHadANickname · 05/09/2020 00:52

My-ka. I guess like the name Mike with an ah at the end.

Giraffey1 · 05/09/2020 01:01

My cah
Old Testament prophet.
Male.

sorryforswearing · 05/09/2020 01:03

Mee kha

mathanxiety · 05/09/2020 01:09

It's been My-kah in every church I have ever attended.

Micah was a 'minor' prophet (750-700 BCE).

elliejjtiny · 05/09/2020 01:25

My-cuh

I always thought the female name pronounced Mee-cuh was spelled Mika

Carouselfish · 05/09/2020 01:58

Mike-a

August20 · 05/09/2020 02:15

My-cuh (like the name Mike but with -ah added at the end). Stress on the first syllable but pretty evenly stressed really.

daisypond · 05/09/2020 06:22

My-kah.

Gingernaut · 05/09/2020 06:23

I've only ever heard it pronounced My Cuh.

It's a Biblical boy's name.

BingoGo · 05/09/2020 06:26

Micah = My-kah
Mika = Mee-kah

LeroyJenkinssss · 05/09/2020 06:27

My-cuh

Why?

beautifulmonument · 05/09/2020 06:35

It's My-kah
I know 2

Peachbubble · 05/09/2020 07:02

Definitely My-cah

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