Marja (name)
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 and Marja are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: . As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland. In Finland, the nameday for Marja is 15 August.
Notable people
Some notable people with the name Marja are:- Marja van Bijsterveldt, Dutch politician
- Marja Heikkilä, Finnish freestyle swimmer
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Finnish cross country skier
- Marja Kok, Dutch actress
- Marja Lahti, Finnish politician
- Marja Lehto, Finnish diplomat
- Marja Lehtonen, Finnish bodybuilder
- Marja-Liisa Löyttyjärvi, Finnish engineer and politician
- Marja Lubeck, Dutch-born New Zealand politician
- Marja Merisalo, Finnish choreographer, dancer and director
- Marja Mikkonen, Finnish artist and filmmaker
- Marja-Liisa Olthuis, an Inari Sámi living in the Netherlands
- Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Finnish female ice hockey player
- Marja Pärssinen, Finnish butterfly and freestyle swimmer
- Marja-Liisa Portin, Finnish orienteering competitor
- Marja Simonowa, German nurse
- Marja van der Tas, Dutch politician
- Marja Tiura, Finnish politician
- Marja Vis, Dutch speed skater
- Marja Wokke, Dutch marathon runner