Micah - what do you guys think?

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Would I constantly have people saying 'how unusual'? Or wondering how to pronounce it? (I would say my-cah)

For a boy btw...

Love it and I don't think people would have any issues with pronunciation. The only thing that puts me off is that it might get shortened to Mike which I'm really not a fan off

absolutely love it.
also Malachi

I wish I had thought to use either instead of Michael. but DS thinks we made the right choice🤣

all our kids have Biblical names, I love so many of them (wish I had the guts to use Jerhro, Obediah and Zebedee as well)

I’d have assumed a girl and pronounced it Meeka

Lovely name, obviously masculine...

My-kah is how the former footballer pronounces it although his name is often mispronounced as Mee-kah. It’s a lovely name but be prepared for confusion over pronunciation.

I don’t like it, sorry - it just sounds like Mike-uh

I think it’d be absolutely fine - Micah Richards is pretty well known now, and there’s plenty of younger Micahs too.

Lovely name. And Micah Richards is a lovely man!

You might get a few people pronouncing it Mee-kah, I think Mike-Uh would be unusual…

Biblical name, used to work with a lovely man called Micah, it wasn’t shortened to Mike

I really like it and would pronounce it the way you do. I might actually put it on my boy name list!

Good, classic Biblical name.

Not overly keen because I initially thought you were talking about the mineral Mica (that’s caused serious issues in some new build houses).

But if you like it, that’s all that matters.

I chose a boys name that’s more common for dogs than humans, but I liked it anyway.

The only ones I know are girls- but still a great name.

Hadn't thought about the Mike shortening! Not keen on that...

I really like it - I would pronounce it the same as you and would think it’s a boy.

I love it! It's on our shortlist if this bumps a boy 💙

I like it.

Love it!

Not my cup of tea.

None of the Micahs that I've known had their names shortened to Mike.

I think it's a nice name, have nothing but positive association with it.

The only Micah I've ever known was a girl

Awful. Trying too hard.

I like it and I have only come across one. I wouldn't have considered the Mike shortening and would pronounce it in the same way you do.

I like it. It was the little boy's name in Heroes.
I loved that series.

Biblical male name pronounced MY-kuh. I don't generally like Old Testament names and this is no exception. On the positive side, it's nicer than Noah.

Makes me think of an old farmer, wearing a floppy hat, and chewing at the farm gate. But that's not necessarily a bad thing!