Maija

MY-uh
Finnish and Latvian variation of Maria

Maija Origin and Meaning

The name Maija is a girl's name .

A lovely and typical name on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Bothnia that no one in the English-speaking world will know how to pronounce. Maia sounds (virtually) the same and is far more familiar outside Finland and Latvia.

Famous People Named Maija

  • Maija Vilkkumaa
    Finnish singer,songwriter
  • Maija Grotell
    Finnish,American ceramics artist
  • Maija Saari
    Finnish footballer
  • Maija Einfelde
    Latvian composer
  • Maija Isola
    Finnish textile designer for Marimekko
  • Katri Anna
    Maija Helena "Kaija" Siren, Finnish architect