Minja

See also: minja

Finnish

A 1960s invention, inspired by names like Minna and Pinja. It may be explained as a phonetic rendering of the Russian nickname Ми́ня (Mínja).

Minja

Inflection of Minja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Minja	Minjat
genitive		Minjan	Minjojen
partitive		Minjaa	Minjoja
illative		Minjaan	Minjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Minja	Minjat
accusative	nom.	Minja	Minjat
accusative	gen.	Minjan	Minjat
genitive		Minjan	Minjojen Minjain ^rare
partitive		Minjaa	Minjoja
inessive		Minjassa	Minjoissa
elative		Minjasta	Minjoista
illative		Minjaan	Minjoihin
adessive		Minjalla	Minjoilla
ablative		Minjalta	Minjoilta
allative		Minjalle	Minjoille
essive		Minjana	Minjoina
translative		Minjaksi	Minjoiksi
abessive		Minjatta	Minjoitta
instructive		—	Minjoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Minja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Minjani	Minjani
accusative	nom.	Minjani	Minjani
accusative	gen.	Minjani	Minjani
genitive		Minjani	Minjojeni Minjaini ^rare
partitive		Minjaani	Minjojani
inessive		Minjassani	Minjoissani
elative		Minjastani	Minjoistani
illative		Minjaani	Minjoihini
adessive		Minjallani	Minjoillani
ablative		Minjaltani	Minjoiltani
allative		Minjalleni	Minjoilleni
essive		Minjanani	Minjoinani
translative		Minjakseni	Minjoikseni
abessive		Minjattani	Minjoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Minjoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Minjasi	Minjasi
accusative	nom.	Minjasi	Minjasi
accusative	gen.	Minjasi	Minjasi
genitive		Minjasi	Minjojesi Minjaisi ^rare
partitive		Minjaasi	Minjojasi
inessive		Minjassasi	Minjoissasi
elative		Minjastasi	Minjoistasi
illative		Minjaasi	Minjoihisi
adessive		Minjallasi	Minjoillasi
ablative		Minjaltasi	Minjoiltasi
allative		Minjallesi	Minjoillesi
essive		Minjanasi	Minjoinasi
translative		Minjaksesi	Minjoiksesi
abessive		Minjattasi	Minjoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Minjoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Minjamme	Minjamme
accusative	nom.	Minjamme	Minjamme
accusative	gen.	Minjamme	Minjamme
genitive		Minjamme	Minjojemme Minjaimme ^rare
partitive		Minjaamme	Minjojamme
inessive		Minjassamme	Minjoissamme
elative		Minjastamme	Minjoistamme
illative		Minjaamme	Minjoihimme
adessive		Minjallamme	Minjoillamme
ablative		Minjaltamme	Minjoiltamme
allative		Minjallemme	Minjoillemme
essive		Minjanamme	Minjoinamme
translative		Minjaksemme	Minjoiksemme
abessive		Minjattamme	Minjoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Minjoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Minjanne	Minjanne
accusative	nom.	Minjanne	Minjanne
accusative	gen.	Minjanne	Minjanne
genitive		Minjanne	Minjojenne Minjainne ^rare
partitive		Minjaanne	Minjojanne
inessive		Minjassanne	Minjoissanne
elative		Minjastanne	Minjoistanne
illative		Minjaanne	Minjoihinne
adessive		Minjallanne	Minjoillanne
ablative		Minjaltanne	Minjoiltanne
allative		Minjallenne	Minjoillenne
essive		Minjananne	Minjoinanne
translative		Minjaksenne	Minjoiksenne
abessive		Minjattanne	Minjoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Minjoinenne

Minja is the 280^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,850 female individuals (and as a middle name to 236 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.