Marja

== Dutch == === Etymology === Variant of Maria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.jaː/ Hyphenation: Mar‧ja === Proper noun === Marja f a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Marja f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Marja's son: Marjuson Marja's daughter: Marjudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === A variant of Maria, also associated with Finnish marja (“berry”), as in the hyphenated name Marja-Terttu (“berry cluster”), and with Marjatta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rjɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ Syllabification(key): Mar‧ja Hyphenation(key): Mar‧ja === Proper noun === Marja a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Northern Sami: Márjá, Máddjá ==== Statistics ==== Marja is the 11th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 24,955 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16,963 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Polish == === Noun === Marja f Pre-1936 spelling of Maria. ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === A vernacular form of Maria first recorded in the 17th century. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Marja c (genitive Marjas) a female given name === Anagrams === jamar