Micah pronunciation

[Kay4546]

We have a 8 month old called Micah, we love not too popular names but never wanted to give our child a name with ambiguous pronunciation.

70% of health professionals I have come into contact with so far have mispronounced his name “Me-kah” instead of “My-kah”.

Will he will have to correct people his whole life and if so should we consider changing it before he gets any older?

I'd say My-kah

I'd pronounce it "Me-kah" too. Don't change it though. It's a nice name!

I think a lot of people see it as similar to Mika as in the singer, which was me-ka. I thought that’s how it was said when I first saw it. But I like my-ka. My daughters name always gets mispronounced especially by health professionals. Keep his name, it’s lovely

I actually used to think it was pronounced Me Sha..

I'd say Meesha

I used to think it was Me ka
Until I met someone called it who corrected me

I wouldn’t have been 100% sure how to say it

I think it’s getting more popular though, so may not be such an issue

I would have assumed "My-cha" as in the prophet, and of course as in the first part of Micha-el (a longer version of the name although the spelling has altered in English!)

I'd guess Me Ka too but hopefully he'll correct someone once and then they will get it right. It's a lovely name.

My-kah

🙁 Yes doesn’t fill me with hope! It’s funny because if you think of how we pronounce “micro” in English this is where you get the mi (my) sound from in Micah but for some reason people read it differently - maybe the singer has confused things😣

Mee-kah here too.

I'd go with 'my kah' lovely name :)

My-kah.

But I know one and that's how their name is pronounced so 🤷

Meesha

I'd say Mee-sha
But would obviously correct it once told the way your want it pronounced

I'd say My-kah because that's how the footballer Micah Richards is usually pronounced.

Me kah
thats how I would pronounce it.
Obviously his close family and friends will pronounce it how they hear you say it.

The only Micah I know is pronounced my-kah

DDs best friend is Mica pronounced Meesha

A lot of people will know it’s pronounced My-kah because of Micah Richards (ex footballer and TV personality)

I would say my-ka, as in Lycra without the r. That is how you pronounce mica which is a silicate mineral. Assumed the name was for a girl until I read further.

Mica Paris is a meesha

I always thought Mika pronounced his as my-kah but I must be wrong.

Always My-kah here.

I know one who pronounces it My-kah and another one who says Mee-kah. So there isn't a right or wrong, and yes he will probably have to correct people his whole life.