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Miska

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See also: miska, miską, miška, miśka, Miśka, and Miška

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Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Miška.

Proper noun

Miska (plural Miskas)

  1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Miska is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Miska is most common among White (93.13%) individuals.

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Finnish

Etymology

Pet form of Mikko, Mikael and related names, from Russian Ми́шка (Míška), diminutive of Михаи́л (Mixaíl), the Russian equivalent of Michael. Taken to use as a formal given name during the latter half of the 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiskɑ/, [ˈmis̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mis‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): Mis‧ka

Proper noun

Miska

  1. a male given name
    • 1894, Santeri Alkio, Puukkojunkkarit, WSOY, published 1981, →ISBN, page 38:
      "Siunaa Miska ruokasi", sanoi isäntä rengille istuen itse vielä ryömällään pöydän takana.
      "Miska, bless your food", the master told the farmhand while still sitting on all fours behind the table.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Statistics

  • Miska is the 183rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,400 male individuals (and as a middle name to 352 more), and also belongs to 57 female individuals (and as a middle name to 15 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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