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Re: Misha
I think it sounds like someone's a Mischa Barton fangirl--and since I don't like her, that makes it pretty cringe-worthy to me.Mischa and Misha both are great nicknames for Michael. Masha's a nice Russian nickname with the same sort of sound--but it's actually a girl's name.Array

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I've known a Misha and Mishi (he pronounced it "me-shee") both males from Eastern Europe, so I associate the name with a male, but still like it for a female.
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Mishi...If Mishi and Eastern Europe, that must be a Misi! Misi is the Hungarian nn for Mihály (Mihaly) :-)
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I'm sure you're right. I never knew how it was spelled, just that it was pronounced "me-shee". He was from Slovakia.
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