Irja

== Estonian == === Proper noun === Irja a female given name borrowed from Finnish Irja == Finnish == === Etymology === From a medieval male given name, German Irg, a cognate of English George, revived from the place name Irjala for the heroine of an 1889 play by Gustaf von Numers. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈirjɑ/, [ˈirjɑ̝] Rhymes: -irjɑ Syllabification(key): Ir‧ja Hyphenation(key): Ir‧ja === Proper noun === Irja a female given name ?1939 Kauko Käyhkö, Irja (a song): Kerro mulle, Irja rakkahin, miksi silmäs täyttyi kyynelin. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Yrjö Yrjänä ==== Statistics ==== Irja is the 112th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 7,016 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,669 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === Jari