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Marja (name)

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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 ['maria] and Marja ['marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [maria̯]. 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 Heikkilä (born 1977), Finnish freestyle swimmer
  • Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (born 1955), Finnish cross country skier
  • Marja Lehtonen (born 1968), Finnish bodybuilder
  • Marja Mikkonen (born 1979), Finnish artist and filmmaker
  • Marja-Liisa Olthuis (born 1967), an Inari Sámi
  • Marja-Helena Pälvilä (born 1970), Finnish female ice hockey player
  • Marja Pärssinen (born 1971), Finnish butterfly and freestyle swimmer
  • Marja-Liisa Portin, Finnish orienteering competitor
  • Marja Tiura (born 1969), Finnish politician
  • Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961), Dutch politician
  • Marja van der Tas (born 1958), Dutch politician
  • Marja Wokke (born 1957), Dutch marathon runner

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    Marja (name) Wikipedia
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