Eija

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly from a religious cry for joy (eijaa), or possibly from a pet form of Swedish Freja, Eva, and/or Eivor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈei̯jɑ/, [ˈe̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -eijɑ Syllabification(key): Ei‧ja Hyphenation(key): Ei‧ja === Proper noun === Eija a female given name, popular in Finland in the 1950s and the 1960s ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Eija is the 25th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 19,482 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,482 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Nauruan == === Proper noun === Eija Asia