Marja is a female given name, a Finnish,
Sámi and Dutch form of
Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish. In Finnish the normal form of Mary is
Maria; the pronunciations of Maria
mariaand Marja
marjaare identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech:
ari̯a As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland.
In Finland, the
nameday for Marja is 15 August.
Notable people
Some notable people with the name Marja are:
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Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961), Dutch politician
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Marja Heikkilä (born 1977), Finnish freestyle swimmer
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Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
Career
She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross-country skiing events (5, 10 and ...
(born 1955), Finnish cross country skier
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Marja Kok (born 1944), Dutch actress
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Marja Lahti (1901–1967), Finnish politician
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Marja Lehto (born 1959), Finnish diplomat
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Marja Lehtonen (born 1968), Finnish bodybuilder
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Marja-Liisa Löyttyjärvi (born 1949), Finnish engineer and politician
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Marja Lubeck (born 1965), Dutch-born New Zealand politician
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Marja Merisalo (born 1965), Finnish choreographer, dancer and director
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Marja Mikkonen (born 1979), Finnish artist and filmmaker
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Marja-Liisa Olthuis (born 1967), an Inari Sámi living in the Netherlands
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Marja-Helena Pälvilä (born 1970), Finnish female ice hockey player
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Marja Pärssinen (born 1971), Finnish butterfly and freestyle swimmer
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Marja-Liisa Portin, Finnish orienteering competitor
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Marja Simonowa (1824–1877), German nurse
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Marja van der Tas (born 1958), Dutch politician
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Marja Tiura (born 1969), Finnish politician
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Marja Vis (born 1977), Dutch speed skater
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Marja Wokke (born 1957), Dutch marathon runner
See also
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Marjo (name)
References
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Dutch feminine given names
Finnish feminine given names
Given names derived from plants or flowers