Miska

Borrowed from Czech Miška.

Miska (plural Miskas)

1. A surname from Czech.

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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Miska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.

• Amisk, Kasim, kamis, makis

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.

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

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.

• Miska is the 185^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,336 male individuals (and as a middle name to 346 more), and also belongs to 67 female individuals (and as a middle name to 14 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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