Marja (name)

Marja is a female first name. It is the Upper Sorbian ( IPA: ' maʀ ʲ a) and Finnish ( IPA: ' marja ) form of the name Maria, which in Finnish origin and the meaning of the word marja ( Berry) is possible.

In Upper Sorbian next Marja exists also a variant Marija.

For more information on the name, see the main article Mary.

Famous names winners

  • Marja Grólmusec (1896-1944), Sorbian journalist and socialist resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
  • Marja Kubašec (1890-1976), Upper Sorbian writer
  • Marja Lehto ( born 1959 ), Finnish diplomat
  • Marja Vis ( born 1977 ), Dutch speed skater specializing in long-distance
  • Marja Helena Pälvilä (born 1970 ), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Marja- Liisa Hämäläinen Kirvesniemi born ( b. 1955 ), Finnish cross-country skier

See also:

  • Maarja
  • Marjah
  • Marja -e taqlid
  • Female first name
  • Sorbian personal name
Finns Maria (given name) Marja, Afghanistan Marja'
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