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Estonian
Proper noun
Silja
- a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately, from Latin Caecilia.
Proper noun
Silja f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Silja: Siljuson
- daughter of Silja: Siljudóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Silja
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Accusative
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Silju
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Dative
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Silju
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Genitive
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Silju
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Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Caecilia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Silja
- a female given name
1931, Frans Emil Sillanpää, “Nuorena nukkunut”, in Silja ja Ihmiset suviyössä, Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, published 1988, →ISBN, page 67:Mutta tyttö, jolle kasteessa oli annettu nimi Cecilia ja jota puheessa sanottiin Siljaksi, se kasvoi ja menestyi eikä tiennyt tämän maailman vastuksista.- But the girl, christened Cecilia and often called Silja, grew up, became successful, ignorant of the hardships in this world.
2006, Pirjo Hassinen, Isänpäivä, Otava, →ISBN, page 257:Kirjoitin servieteille myös Siljan nimeä. Sitä oli vaikea kirjoittaa muuta kuin naisellisesti. Se näytti koruompeleelta tai nimikoinnilta morsiuskapioissa. Liioittelin silmukoita ja piirsin s-kirjaimen perhosen rullalle kiertyneeksi tuntosarveksi. Vaikka joskus meninkin Satulasta kotiin Siljan sängyn kautta, en tuntenut paljon mitään.- I wrote the name Silja on the serviettes too. It was difficult to write it in any other way than a feminine one. It looks like embroidery or a name sown on trousseaux. I exaggerated the squiggles and drew the S like a curled up antenna of a butterfly. Even though I came back to Satula through a Silja bed sometimes, I didn't feel like much.
Declension
Statistics
- Silja is the 135th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,411 female individuals (and as a middle name to 899 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Silja f (genitive singular Silju, nominative plural Siljur)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia
Declension