Marja (name)

Marja is a female given name, a Finnish, Sámi and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish.[1] In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria ['maria] and Marja ['marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [mari̯a]. As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland.[2] In Finland, the nameday for Marja is the 15th of August.

Notable people

Some notable people with the name Marja are:

See also

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