Marja

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See also: marja and Márjá

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of Maria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.jaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ja

Proper noun

Marja f

  1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Marja f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Marja: Marjuson
  • daughter of Marja: Marjudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Marja
accusative Marju
dative Marju
genitive Marju

Finnish

Etymology

A variant of Maria, also associated with Finnish marja (berry), as in the hyphenated name Marja-Terttu (berry cluster).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marja

  1. a female given name
    • 1911, Juhani Aho, Juha, SKS, published 1994, →ISBN, page 91:
      Marja on nimeni.
      ―Ai, Marja, kaunispa on nimesi―ai, kuinka sinulla on totiset silmät.
      Marja is my name.
      ―Oh, Marja, your name is beautiful―oh, how your eyes are so earnest.
    • 1982, Aarno Laitinen, Musta Monopoli, Kustannusvaihe/Gummerus, →ISBN, page 11:
      Tyttö otti itselleen uuteen asemaansa paremmin sopivan etunimen Jane, sillä vanha perisuomalainen etunimi olisi kuulostanut hienossa suvussa liian arkiselta. Kukaan ei muista oliko Janen nimi aikaisemmin Liisa, Marja vai mikä muu.
      ―The girl took as her name something closer to her new status, Jane, since an ancient Finnish name would have sounded too casual in a noble family. Nobody can recall whether Jane was earlier called Liisa, Marja or something else.
    • 1993, Olli Kivioja, Kirurgin muistelmia, WSOY, →ISBN, page 60:
      Äiti ehdotti Marja-Liisaa ja Marja-Terttua, mutta Marja-yhdistelmiä oli jo edellisissä lapsissa. Kun nimistä ei ollut tulla selvyyttä, vaimoni tarjosi äidille ensimmäisen tyttäremme nimiä―ei hänen etunimeään, joka sekin on Marja, mutta toista ja kolmatta, Sinikkaa ja Elinaa.
      Mother proposed Marja-Liisa and Marja-Terttu, but there were too many children with Marja in their names already. When it didn't seem like there would be agreement, my wife suggested to her the name of our first daughter―not her first name, likewise Marja, but the second and third, Sinikka and Elina.

Declension

Inflection of Marja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Marja Marjat
genitive Marjan Marjojen
partitive Marjaa Marjoja
illative Marjaan Marjoihin
singular plural
nominative Marja Marjat
accusative nom. Marja Marjat
gen. Marjan
genitive Marjan Marjojen
Marjain rare
partitive Marjaa Marjoja
inessive Marjassa Marjoissa
elative Marjasta Marjoista
illative Marjaan Marjoihin
adessive Marjalla Marjoilla
ablative Marjalta Marjoilta
allative Marjalle Marjoille
essive Marjana Marjoina
translative Marjaksi Marjoiksi
abessive Marjatta Marjoitta
instructive Marjoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Marja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marjani Marjani
accusative nom. Marjani Marjani
gen. Marjani
genitive Marjani Marjojeni
Marjaini rare
partitive Marjaani Marjojani
inessive Marjassani Marjoissani
elative Marjastani Marjoistani
illative Marjaani Marjoihini
adessive Marjallani Marjoillani
ablative Marjaltani Marjoiltani
allative Marjalleni Marjoilleni
essive Marjanani Marjoinani
translative Marjakseni Marjoikseni
abessive Marjattani Marjoittani
instructive
comitative Marjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Marjasi Marjasi
accusative nom. Marjasi Marjasi
gen. Marjasi
genitive Marjasi Marjojesi
Marjaisi rare
partitive Marjaasi Marjojasi
inessive Marjassasi Marjoissasi
elative Marjastasi Marjoistasi
illative Marjaasi Marjoihisi
adessive Marjallasi Marjoillasi
ablative Marjaltasi Marjoiltasi
allative Marjallesi Marjoillesi
essive Marjanasi Marjoinasi
translative Marjaksesi Marjoiksesi
abessive Marjattasi Marjoittasi
instructive
comitative Marjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Marjamme Marjamme
accusative nom. Marjamme Marjamme
gen. Marjamme
genitive Marjamme Marjojemme
Marjaimme rare
partitive Marjaamme Marjojamme
inessive Marjassamme Marjoissamme
elative Marjastamme Marjoistamme
illative Marjaamme Marjoihimme
adessive Marjallamme Marjoillamme
ablative Marjaltamme Marjoiltamme
allative Marjallemme Marjoillemme
essive Marjanamme Marjoinamme
translative Marjaksemme Marjoiksemme
abessive Marjattamme Marjoittamme
instructive
comitative Marjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Marjanne Marjanne
accusative nom. Marjanne Marjanne
gen. Marjanne
genitive Marjanne Marjojenne
Marjainne rare
partitive Marjaanne Marjojanne
inessive Marjassanne Marjoissanne
elative Marjastanne Marjoistanne
illative Marjaanne Marjoihinne
adessive Marjallanne Marjoillanne
ablative Marjaltanne Marjoiltanne
allative Marjallenne Marjoillenne
essive Marjananne Marjoinanne
translative Marjaksenne Marjoiksenne
abessive Marjattanne Marjoittanne
instructive
comitative Marjoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • Northern Sami: Márjá, Máddjá

Statistics

  • Marja is the 10th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 25,959 female individuals (and as a middle name to 17,263 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Polish

Noun

Marja f

  1. Pre-1936 spelling of Maria.

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

A vernacular form of Maria first recorded in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marja c (genitive Marjas)

  1. a female given name

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