Silja
التعريفات والمعاني
== Estonian ==
=== Proper noun ===
Silja
a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia
==== Related terms ====
Sille
== Faroese ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately, from Latin Caecilia.
=== Proper noun ===
Silja f
a female given name
==== Usage notes ====
Matronymics
Silja's son: Siljuson
Silja's daughter: Siljudóttir
==== Declension ====
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Vernacular form of Cecilia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsiljɑ/, [ˈs̠iljɑ̝]
Rhymes: -iljɑ
Syllabification(key): Sil‧ja
Hyphenation(key): Sil‧ja
=== Proper noun ===
Silja
a female given name
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
Selja, Sesilia, Sesse
==== Statistics ====
Silja is the 134th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,373 female individuals (and as a middle name to 923 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
jalis
== Icelandic ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈsɪlja]
Rhymes: -ɪlja
=== Proper noun ===
Silja f (genitive singular Silju, no plural)
a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia
==== Declension ====