Marja (name)
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 and Marja are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: . As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland. In Finland, the nameday for Marja is the 15th of August.Notable people
Some notable people with the name Marja are:
- Marja van Bijsterveldt, Dutch politician
- Marja Heikkilä, Finnish freestyle swimmer
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Finnish cross country skier
- Marja Kok, Dutch actress
- Marja Lahti, Finnish politician
- Marja Lehto, Finnish diplomat
- Marja Lehtonen, Finnish bodybuilder
- Marja Merisalo, Finnish choreographer, dancer and director
- Marja Mikkonen, Finnish artist and filmmaker
- Marja-Liisa Olthuis, an Inari Sámi living in the Netherlands
- Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Finnish female ice hockey player
- Marja Pärssinen, Finnish butterfly and freestyle swimmer
- Marja-Liisa Portin, Finnish orienteering competitor
- Marja van der Tas, Dutch politician
- Marja Tiura, Finnish politician
- Marja Vis, Dutch speed skater
- Marja Wokke, Dutch marathon runner
