Meaning and background
The story behind Micah
Micah is a biblical given name, a contracted form of the Hebrew name Micaiah. Its underlying expression asks “Who is like Yahweh?”, a rhetorical question rather than a claim that someone resembles God. The name belongs to several figures in the Hebrew Bible, including a prophet. For a dog it has a clear two-syllable English pronunciation. Its history is separate from the mineral word mica, despite the resemblance in spelling.
- Origin
- Biblical Hebrew given name, contracted from Micaiah, traditionally understood as the rhetorical question “Who is like Yahweh?”. Source
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About Micah
Recorded as a dog’s name
Micah appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/maɪkə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/maɪkə/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AY1 K AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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