Maja (given name)
Maja is a Slavic and German feminine given name.
It can be a short form of Marija, Maria, Mary or Magdalena in Europe.
It can be a spelling variation of Maya.
Notable persons with the name
- Maja Aleksić, Serbian volleyball player
- Maja Alm, Danish athlete
- Maja Apostoloska, Macedonian writer
- Maja Berezowska, Polish painter
- Maja Blagdan, Croatian singer
- Maja Bogdanović, Serbian-French cellist
- Maja Cvjetković, Croatian model
- Maja Dunfjeld, researcher and duodji craftswoman
- Maja Einstein, sister of Albert Einstein
- Maja Forsslund, Swedish folklorist and women's rights activist
- Maja Gojković, Serbian politician
- Maja Grønbæk, Danish handball player
- Maja Hill, Macedonian artist
- Maja Hoffmann, Swiss art collector and businesswoman
- Maja Hug, Swiss figure skater
- Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer
- Maja Kersnik, Slovenian badminton player
- Maja Keuc, Slovenian singer
- Maja Komorowska, Polish actress
- Maja Latinović, Serbian model
- Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Polish writer
- Maja Lunde, Norwegian writer
- Maja Marijana, Serbian singer
- Maja Matevžič, Slovenian tennis player
- Maja Nylén Persson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Maja Ognjenović, Serbian volleyball player
- Maja Ostaszewska, Polish actress
- Maja Poljak, Croatian volleyball player
- Maja Ratkje, Norwegian musician
- Maja Refsum, Norwegian sculptor
- Maja Salvador, Filipino actress
- Maja Savić, Montenegrin handball player
- Maja Savić (volleyball), Serbian volleyball player
- Maja Simanić, Serbian volleyball player
- Maja Sokač, Croatian handball player
- Maja Stark, Swedish golfer
- Maja Tatić, Serbian singer
- Maja Trochimczyk, Polish-American writer
- Maja Vojnović, Slovenian handball player
- Maja Włoszczowska, Polish mountain biker
- Rika Maja, Sámi noaidi
Fictional characters
- Maja, a character first appeared in the episode "Sky Witch" of the animated series ''Adventure Time''