Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as

Michaela Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in Engla ...

. It is very common in

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, and also found in

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer *

Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan (born 21 November 1976 in Ocna Mureş) is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon. She represented Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2002 European Athletics Cham ...

(born 1976), Romanian long-distance runner *

Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles tit ...

(born 1988), Romanian tennis player * Mihaela Chiras (born 1984), Romanian luger *

Mihaela Ciobanu Mihaela Ciobanu (born 30 January 1973) is a retired Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper, who played on the Spanish women's national team. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Span ...

(born 1973), Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper *

Mihaela Dascălu Mihaela Dascălu (born 12 February 1970) is a retired Romanian speed skater, and the most successful speed skater from that country. Biography Dascălu was born in the city of Braşov, and first trained as a figure skater before changing to spe ...

(born 1970), retired Romanian speed skater * Mihaela Horvat (born 1994), Croatian football player *

Mihaela Lazić Mihaela Lazić (born 20 November 2000 in Slavonski Brod, Croatia) is a Croatian female basketball player. College Career In 2019 Lazić joined the South Florida Bulls women's basketball team. Lazić would only play one game during the 2019-2020 ...

(born 2000), Croatian basketball player *

Mihaela Loghin Mihaela Loghin (born 1 June 1952) is a shot putter from Romania. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, one centimetre behind Claudia Losch, and a bronze medal at the 1986 European Indoor Championships. After retiring from competitions i ...

(born 1952), retired shot putter * Mihaela Melinte (born 1975), Romanian hammer thrower * Mihaela Miroiu (born 1955), Romanian political theorist and feminist philosopher *

Mihaela Mitrache Mihaela Mitrache (aka Mihaela Mitraki; July 8, 1955 – February 18, 2008) was a Romanian movie and theatre actress. Biography Born in Bucharest, she graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest ...

or Mitraki (1955–2008), Romanian actress *

Mihaela Peneş Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in Romania, and also found in Croatia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer *Mihaela Botezan ( ...

(born 1947), retired Romanian track and field athlete *

Mihaela Pohoață Mihaela Pohoaţă (born 28 October 1981 in Fălticeni, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to th ...

(born 1981), Romanian aerobic gymnast *

Mihaela Runceanu Mihaela Valentina Runceanu (4 May 1955 – 1 November 1989) was a Romanian pop singer and vocal techniques teacher. She became a successful vocal singer, her voice being highly appreciated in Romania. Many of her songs were hits, and she released t ...

(1955–1989), Romanian pop singer and vocal techniques teacher *

Mihaela Ani Senocico Mihaela Ani Senocico (born 1981) is a Romanian handball player, who plays for CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. With the Romanian national team she participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games o ...

(born 1981), Romanian handball player *

Mihaela Stănuleţ Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in Romania, and also found in Croatia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer * Mihaela Botezan ...

(born 1966), Romanian artistic gymnast *

Mihaela Tivadar Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in Romania, and also found in Croatia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer *Mihaela Botezan ( ...

(born 1982), Romanian handball player

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