Silja is a feminine given name used in the Nordic countries and Germany. The Danish/Norwegian equivalent is Silje. In Finnish, it is a derived from the name

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...

(of

Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia (), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox, Anglican Communion, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden. She became the ...

People

* Silja Walter (1919–2011), Swiss author * Silja Vöneky (born 1969), German jurist *

Anja Silja Anja Silja Regina Langwagen (, born 17 April 1940) is a German soprano singer. Biography Born in Berlin, Silja began her operatic career at a very early age, with her grandfather, Egon Friedrich Maria Anders van Rijn, as her voice teacher. She ...

(born 1940), German soprano *

Silja Känsäkoski Silja Helena Känsäkoski (born 9 August 1997) is a Finnish swimmer. She competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the 2016 FINA World Championships. Career Känsäkoski competed in four events at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She was set ...

(born 1997), Finnish swimmer * Silja Lehtinen (born 1985), Finnish sailor * Silja Suija (born 1974), Estonian cross-country skier * Silja Kanerva (born 1985), Finnish sailor *

Silja Ekeland Bjørkly Silja Ekeland Bjørkly (born 22 June 1976 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 2001–2005. During this entire term s ...

(born 1976), Norwegian politician * Silja Kosonen (born 2002), Finnish hammer thrower * Silja Tarvonen (born 1985), Finnish orienteering competitor *

Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (born 16 December 1973) is an Icelandic politician who is a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the South Constituency since 2013 and has also served as Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic C ...

(born 1973), Icelandic politician

Companies

Silja Line Silja Line is a Finnish shipping company and cruiseferry brand owned and operated by the Estonian shipping company AS Tallink Grupp, for car, cargo and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy—today Tallink S ...

(originally just Silja), Finnish cruise shipping brand ** MS ''Silja Europa'' ** MS ''Silja Serenade'' ** MS ''Silja Symphony''

References

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