First names in Hebrew

First name Mikayla: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאלה

Gematria value: 106

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mikayla is written מיכאלה

RecommendedמיכאלהThe original spellingMikayla is a feminine form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.Value: 106

מיקיילהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 205

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mikayla mean?

Meaning: feminine of Michael, "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew

Mikayla is an American respelling of Michaela, shaped by the sound of Kayla, popular since the 1990s. At its source stands the feminine of Michael, a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

Gematria

Mikayla = 106

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מיכאלה has 6 letters:

מthe letter Mem40
יthe letter Yod10
כthe letter Kaf20
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
הthe letter He5
Total106

Written מיקיילה (as it sounds in English), Mikayla is worth 205.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Mikayla, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Mikayla, in nine pages

Mikayla, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Mikayla
Mikayla, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Mikayla in three answers

How do you write Mikayla in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mikayla is written מיכאלה. Mikayla is a feminine form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מיקיילה.

What is the gematria value of Mikayla?
Written מיכאלה, Mikayla is worth 106: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5). Written מיקיילה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 205.

What does Mikayla mean?
Feminine of Michael, "Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Mikayla is an American respelling of Michaela, shaped by the sound of Kayla, popular since the 1990s. At its source stands the feminine of Michael, a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).