Shontih Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 His name never was michael. It was mica, but he changed it to mika because everyone pronounces it like the hebrew (meesha). It's not a girls name unless you're in japan or you choose to name your daughter mika. Even if he had been born Michael, I would applaud him for the change because michael is common, unattractive, and too christian for my tastes. If I ever have children, Mica/ka would be a lovely name to consider for a son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I think the name Mika is dead right for sticking in people's memories, it's bouncy, short, sexy and no nonsense, it has brace appeal (only joking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 'Unfortunately' he was saddled up with the name Mica, which means 'plastic bag' in Moroccan ('curse of the middle child!') Hahahaha! That was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFa Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Even if he had been born Michael, I would applaud him for the change because michael is common, unattractive, and too christian for my tastes. If I ever have children, Mica/ka would be a lovely name to consider for a son. Totally my words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curly Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I like michael but i think Mika suits his personality more cause its more fun, bouncy, sexy and most of all UNIQUE! Mika is one of a kind now isn't he...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxchrystalxx Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 His real name is Micheal (his dads name) then he was called mica (i dunno why, i think its just short for micheal) changed frm mica to mika because ppl pronounced his name wrong and mica/mika means plastic bag in morrocan seriously, it was on an interview i read mika thinks its just the curse of the middle child, lol! but his brother fortune means lucky in french, and his sister paloma's name means dove but i dont know which language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieLou Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 My mUm keeps calling him Milka but they're quite nice chocolates so I can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoppappop Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I don't understand, you look for info on Wikipedia, and take it for truth, whereas HE said himself his real name was MICA, not Michael. It's his father's name. He was born MICA and changed to MIKA due to bad pronunciation. He said it, said that it meant "plastic bag", etc. And to confirm that : i don't think it would be considered the "curse of the middle child" to be named Michael ! So let's be logical... He's Mica changed to Mika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I don't understand, you look for info on Wikipedia, and take it for truth, whereas HE said himself his real name was MICA, not Michael. FONT] Yes, exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisylou Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well... I read that he is Michael Holbrook Penniman. (his father is just Michael no middley name) and one of his siblings said Mica instead of Michael and it stuck. Then when he was going for his record deal they thought he was a girl as Mica is a girl's name over here as in the singer Mica Paris so the c changed to a k as in Mika Hakkinen the male racing driver who most people are aware of as being male. About Michael being religious he probably is as was brought up Roman Catholic. xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I don't understand, you look for info on Wikipedia, and take it for truth, whereas HE said himself his real name was MICA, not Michael. It's his father's name. He was born MICA and changed to MIKA due to bad pronunciation. He said it, said that it meant "plastic bag", etc. And to confirm that : i don't think it would be considered the "curse of the middle child" to be named Michael ! So let's be logical... He's Mica changed to Mika. I don't take anything for truth, I just quote what I found on Wikipedia about his name, without pretending it's true (or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoppappop Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I don't take anything for truth, I just quote what I found on Wikipedia about his name, without pretending it's true (or not). Don't worry, it was not against Wikipedia only, it was against all the written press... Because in TV interviews, when his name comes in the subject, he says that first it's not really interesting, and that it's really Mica... It really wasn't directed against anyone, just in general... And i maybe wrong, but i never heard the story about his siblings calling him Mica as a nickname for Michael... And my "originality theory" about the "curse of the middle child" is not so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah_loves_mika Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 This probably isnt why he changed it, but i heard somewhere that words/names people remember the most have only 4 letters, and its even more memorable if it has a letter K in it.... Dont ask me why, i just heard it ages ago! Im such a geek!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shontih Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I hardly ever trust Wikipedia anymore because anyone can edit it and, as we have seen in Mika's case, can put information out there that is incorrect. See, Mica said himself that he was never Michael, it was a mistake by some reporter somewhere - his dad is Michael, and that he was born Mica Penniman. As for the reason for the change from the c to a k, it was just deductive reasoning that in the Middle East and everywhere else for that matter it would be mispronounced as the hebrew (meesha). My question to everyone who's determined it's Michael, why would his mother give every one of the other children or more exotic, unique name and then stick him with a name like Michael =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I hardly ever trust Wikipedia anymore because anyone can edit it and, as we have seen in Mika's case, can put information out there that is incorrect. What to think of his own official website? It would seem that even the information given there is not - literally - true. I mean the information in his biography about his dad being held hostage, which is mentioned in this thread. When his father was subsequently taken hostage and held at the American embassy in Kuwait the family eventually settled in London. In this case 'taken hostage' sounds more severe than it actually was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoppappop Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 One more reason to listen to THE MAN himself, isn't it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shontih Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 What to think of his own official website? It would seem that even the information given there is not - literally - true. I mean the information in his biography about his dad being held hostage, which is mentioned in this thread. In this case 'taken hostage' sounds more severe than it actually was. Thats because people are too dim to understand context clues. I think it is quite severe being a banker, going to kuwait on an accounting job only to find that should you step outside the US embassy you will be shot and can therefore not return to your family for God only knows how long. He was virtually taken hostage and I am sure to him and his family, that is exactly what it felt like. Take everything with a grain of salt and don't be too quick to judge. Unless you can know for certain, I wouldn't presume he wasn't telling the story properly or anything along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Sorry for being to dim to understand then. I work for (sport) press, so I know how difficult it is for a reporter to reproduce the words of other people so truthful and factual as possible and to avoid ambiguity. That's not an excuse, just a statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shontih Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Sorry for being to dim to understand then. I work for (sport) press, so I know how difficult it is for a reporter to reproduce the words of other people so truthful and factual as possible and to avoid ambiguity. That's not an excuse, just a statement. Sorry for the dim statement. I get rather rude when I lose sleep I just get really short and lose patience. Plus I never liked people thinking Mika was lying when it could have been the reporter not getting his message across properly or people just not understanding the gravity of what he and his family went through when that happened. Shouldn't have said people were dim, though. My apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Apologies accepted of course! And now I notice another silly error in my last message. To(o) bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Mewissa<33 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I read that his real name is Michael or Mica??? but i think you guys already know??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shontih Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I read that his real name is Michael or Mica???but i think you guys already know??????? Yep, its Mica not Michael Thanks Blue and sorry again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RannaBananaLovesMika Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Someone I know tries to annoy me by calling him Meeka Mike-a Mooka. It kind of works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shontih Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I always talk about him so its not like they don't know how to pronounce his name but my friends always call him Mike-a >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Mewissa<33 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 i havent told my friends about him hahaha although they SHOULD know him >:\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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