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The baby name Michela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}.

Michela is Italian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}

What is the meaning of the name Michela ?

The baby name Michela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}.

Michela is Italian in Origin.

Michela is the Italian feminine form of Michele, derived from the biblical Michael (Hebrew Mikha’el, “Who is like God?” - a rhetorical declaration of God’s unmatched status). Via Greek Mikhaēl and Latin Michael, it entered Italian through Christian devotion to Saint Michael the Archangel. Records attest it from the early modern period; popularity rose in Italy in the later 20th century, especially the 1960s–90s, and the name remains well known in Italy and Italian-speaking Switzerland.

Variants and cognates include Michaela (English/German/Scandinavian), Mihaela (Romanian/Bulgarian), Micaela (Spanish/Portuguese/Italian), and French Michèle; a rarer Italian spelling is Michella. Nicknames: Michi, Miki, Chela, Ela. In Italian, Michele is masculine, so Michela unambiguously marks the feminine. Many celebrate a name day on 29 September, the Feast of the Archangels.

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Michela – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1998 #1 560
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
IT Girls 0 #32 85,667 9,415
MT 0 #37 7 1,767
IT Girls 2006 #46 1,131 48
IT 0 #60 5,879 4,183
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MT Girls 0 #91 62 3,773
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
Switzerland Girls 2024 #133 3 1,786
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
DK 0 #202 5 5,198
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
JM Girls 0 #271 8 7,507
Canada Girls 2020 #274 10 2,919
HR Girls 0 #288 7 3,687
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
DK Girls 0 #290 27 7,429
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
France Girls 2019 #409 3 3,279
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
CL 0 #428 7 6,867
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
ZA 0 #436 12 14,421
PT Girls 0 #440 12 7,952
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
UY Girls 0 #483 28 6,731
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #570 4 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
AR Girls 0 #625 6 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #720 19 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #744 95 4,949
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
BR Girls 0 #825 117 12,708
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
CL Girls 0 #830 22 14,098
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
PE Girls 0 #887 57 14,861
United States Girls 2024 #901 16 8,487
Spain Girls 0 #909 75 5,561
NL Girls 0 #922 34 5,933
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
EG Girls 0 #1,005 5 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,043 36 16,140
IT Boys 0 #1,089 390 10,046
ZA Girls 0 #1,101 41 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Michela is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
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People also ask about Michela

Michela is predominantly a girl's name.
Michela is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Micheline, Michelle, Michaela, Micaela, Michelina and Michèle.
Yes, very popular — Michela ranked #1 in Ireland in 1998, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Michela ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1998).
Michela's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #422 in 2010 to #409 in 2019 in France.