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 VilkkumaaFinnish singer,songwriter
  • Maija GrotellFinnish,American ceramics artist
  • Maija SaariFinnish footballer
  • Maija EinfeldeLatvian composer
  • Maija IsolaFinnish textile designer for Marimekko
  • Katri AnnaMaija Helena "Kaija" Siren, Finnish architect