Hilja

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Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Hilja.

Proper noun

Hilja

  1. a female given name from Finnish

Finnish

Etymology

19th century coinage from hiljainen (quiet).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hilja

  1. a female given name from Finnish
    • 1974, Eeva Joenpelto, Vetää kaikista ovista, WSOY, published 1997, →ISBN, page 15:
      Isä meni ja Viano o siäl viäl. Koton Hilja ja mää vaa. Saatana, mimmoset nimekki lorteil. Annoin hyväs uskos. Ny sitä vojeisis kiroo täräyttää koko maaliman.
      Dad went and Viano is still there. It's just Hilja and me at home. God damn, what names for a kid. I gave them with good intentions. Now it's worth swearing over this world.
    • 2016, Leena Lehtolainen, Tiikerinsilmä, Tammi, →ISBN, pages 50–51:
      - - - Olen siis Lovisa. Johnson ojensi kätensä, ja sen ote oli luinen mutta jämäkkä.
      - Hilja.
      - Nimi ei ole tavallinen ikäiselläsi. Miksi sinut ristittiin siten?
      - Ei aavistustakaan. Vanhempani eivät olleet kertomassa, ja enoni Jari, joka kasvatti minut, ei tiennyt muuta kuin että isän suvussa oli ollut tämän nimisiä. Kyllähän siitä kouluaikoina koetettiin vinoilla, mutta se loppui lyhyeen.
      - - - I am Lovisa. Johnson reached her hand out with a bony but stout grip.
      - Hilja.
      - That name is not common for someone of your age. Why did you get that name?
      - No clue. My parents weren't there to tell me, and my uncle Jari who raised me only knew that father's family had people of that name. Back in the school days some did try to pick on me for that, but that didn't last long.
    • 2018, Heidi Jaatinen, Koski, Gummerus, →ISBN, pages 198–199:
      Stiina meni ja sulki Hilja Esterin syliinsä, miten erilainen tämä Hilja oli kuin Kosken Hilja. Hilja Ester tuli nimeensä. Tytön kasvoilla arvokkuus, sisar oli sinut kohtalonsa kanssa, silmät kuin tähdet.
      Stiina covered Hilja Ester in her lap. Just how different this Hilja was from that of Koskis. Hilja Ester became her name. On her face was a kind of dignity, her sister had come to terms with her fate, her eyes like stars.

Usage notes

  • Popular at the end of the 19th century.

Declension

Inflection of Hilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Hilja Hiljat
genitive Hiljan Hiljojen
partitive Hiljaa Hiljoja
illative Hiljaan Hiljoihin
singular plural
nominative Hilja Hiljat
accusative nom. Hilja Hiljat
gen. Hiljan
genitive Hiljan Hiljojen
Hiljain rare
partitive Hiljaa Hiljoja
inessive Hiljassa Hiljoissa
elative Hiljasta Hiljoista
illative Hiljaan Hiljoihin
adessive Hiljalla Hiljoilla
ablative Hiljalta Hiljoilta
allative Hiljalle Hiljoille
essive Hiljana Hiljoina
translative Hiljaksi Hiljoiksi
abessive Hiljatta Hiljoitta
instructive Hiljoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hiljani Hiljani
accusative nom. Hiljani Hiljani
gen. Hiljani
genitive Hiljani Hiljojeni
Hiljaini rare
partitive Hiljaani Hiljojani
inessive Hiljassani Hiljoissani
elative Hiljastani Hiljoistani
illative Hiljaani Hiljoihini
adessive Hiljallani Hiljoillani
ablative Hiljaltani Hiljoiltani
allative Hiljalleni Hiljoilleni
essive Hiljanani Hiljoinani
translative Hiljakseni Hiljoikseni
abessive Hiljattani Hiljoittani
instructive
comitative Hiljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hiljasi Hiljasi
accusative nom. Hiljasi Hiljasi
gen. Hiljasi
genitive Hiljasi Hiljojesi
Hiljaisi rare
partitive Hiljaasi Hiljojasi
inessive Hiljassasi Hiljoissasi
elative Hiljastasi Hiljoistasi
illative Hiljaasi Hiljoihisi
adessive Hiljallasi Hiljoillasi
ablative Hiljaltasi Hiljoiltasi
allative Hiljallesi Hiljoillesi
essive Hiljanasi Hiljoinasi
translative Hiljaksesi Hiljoiksesi
abessive Hiljattasi Hiljoittasi
instructive
comitative Hiljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hiljamme Hiljamme
accusative nom. Hiljamme Hiljamme
gen. Hiljamme
genitive Hiljamme Hiljojemme
Hiljaimme rare
partitive Hiljaamme Hiljojamme
inessive Hiljassamme Hiljoissamme
elative Hiljastamme Hiljoistamme
illative Hiljaamme Hiljoihimme
adessive Hiljallamme Hiljoillamme
ablative Hiljaltamme Hiljoiltamme
allative Hiljallemme Hiljoillemme
essive Hiljanamme Hiljoinamme
translative Hiljaksemme Hiljoiksemme
abessive Hiljattamme Hiljoittamme
instructive
comitative Hiljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hiljanne Hiljanne
accusative nom. Hiljanne Hiljanne
gen. Hiljanne
genitive Hiljanne Hiljojenne
Hiljainne rare
partitive Hiljaanne Hiljojanne
inessive Hiljassanne Hiljoissanne
elative Hiljastanne Hiljoistanne
illative Hiljaanne Hiljoihinne
adessive Hiljallanne Hiljoillanne
ablative Hiljaltanne Hiljoiltanne
allative Hiljallenne Hiljoillenne
essive Hiljananne Hiljoinanne
translative Hiljaksenne Hiljoiksenne
abessive Hiljattanne Hiljoittanne
instructive
comitative Hiljoinenne

Statistics

  • Hilja is the 271st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,929 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,390 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.