Kaija
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a diminutive of Katariina (“Catherine”). Cognate with Estonian Kaia.
Proper noun
Kaija
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Kaija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kaija | Kaijat | |
| genitive | Kaijan | Kaijojen | |
| partitive | Kaijaa | Kaijoja | |
| illative | Kaijaan | Kaijoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kaija | Kaijat | |
| accusative | nom. | Kaija | Kaijat |
| gen. | Kaijan | ||
| genitive | Kaijan | Kaijojen Kaijain rare | |
| partitive | Kaijaa | Kaijoja | |
| inessive | Kaijassa | Kaijoissa | |
| elative | Kaijasta | Kaijoista | |
| illative | Kaijaan | Kaijoihin | |
| adessive | Kaijalla | Kaijoilla | |
| ablative | Kaijalta | Kaijoilta | |
| allative | Kaijalle | Kaijoille | |
| essive | Kaijana | Kaijoina | |
| translative | Kaijaksi | Kaijoiksi | |
| abessive | Kaijatta | Kaijoitta | |
| instructive | — | Kaijoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Kaija is the 60th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 11,436 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,512 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2
Akin to kajava.
Proper noun
Kaija
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kaija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kaija | Kaijat | |
| genitive | Kaijan | Kaijojen | |
| partitive | Kaijaa | Kaijoja | |
| illative | Kaijaan | Kaijoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kaija | Kaijat | |
| accusative | nom. | Kaija | Kaijat |
| gen. | Kaijan | ||
| genitive | Kaijan | Kaijojen Kaijain rare | |
| partitive | Kaijaa | Kaijoja | |
| inessive | Kaijassa | Kaijoissa | |
| elative | Kaijasta | Kaijoista | |
| illative | Kaijaan | Kaijoihin | |
| adessive | Kaijalla | Kaijoilla | |
| ablative | Kaijalta | Kaijoilta | |
| allative | Kaijalle | Kaijoille | |
| essive | Kaijana | Kaijoina | |
| translative | Kaijaksi | Kaijoiksi | |
| abessive | Kaijatta | Kaijoitta | |
| instructive | — | Kaijoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Statistics
- Kaija is the 2306th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 353 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
