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Marja

What does Marja mean?

Marja Pronunciation of Marja as a girls' name is of Latin derivation, and the meaning of the name Marja is "star of the sea; pearl". Marja is a variant form of Maria (Latin). Marja is also a variant of Marjorie (English, French, Greek): variant spelling of the French Margery. Marja is also used as a form of Mary (Latin).

STARTS WITH Mar-

ASSOCIATED WITH star, sea

Variations

VARIANTS Marjy, Marjie, Marji

OTHER FORMS VIA MARIA, MARJORIE, MARY Mair, Maire, Mal, Malia, Mame, Mamie, Manon, Manya, Mara, Mare, Maree, Marella, Maren, Maretta, Marge, Margey, Margi, Margie, Margy, Mariah, Mariam, Marian, Mariana, Mariann, Marice, Marie, Mariel, Mariela, Marika, Marilla, Marin, Marion, Mariska, Marita, Maritsa, Maritza, Marjan, Marje, Marjery, Marjory, Marla, Marlo, Marya, Maryann, Maryjo, Marylu, Marysa, Maryse, Marysia, Masha, Maura, Maure, Maurita, Mavra, May, Mayme, Mayra, Mayria, Miriam, Moira, Morag, Moriah, Moya, Murial

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Marma, ..

(male) Marjad, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marja Aryana (M.A.), ..

How popular is Marja?

Marja is an uncommon first name for females. Marja is also a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Marja (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Malia (#254 VIA LATEST LIST), Mame, Mamie, Mara (#681), Maree, Maren (#607), Marge, Margie, Margy, Maria (#116), Mariah (#217), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Mariana (#286), Mariann, Marie (#576), Mariel, Mariela (#1547), Marika, Marilla, Marin (#1382), Marion (#1605), Mariska, Marita, Maritza (#1682), Marjie, Marjorie (#1167), Marjory, Marla, Marlo (#1980), Mary (#126), Maryann (#1934), Maryjo, Maura (#1576), May (#1645), Mayme, Mayra (#1501), Miriam (#303), Moira (#1606) and Moriah (#1189). Other forms, like Maurita, are uncommon. These relations of Marja reached the peak of their popularity during the years 1920-1929 (AVERAGE #1262) and are now significantly less conventional (#1443, 91.1% LESS USAGE), with forms like Mariela becoming less in vogue. Mary has generally been popular among parents, though Maria is now ranked higher. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Malia, Mame, Mamie, Mara, Maree in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Maren, Marge, Margie, Margy, Maria in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mariah, Mariam, Marian, Mariana, Mariann in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marie, Mariel, Mariela, Marika, Marilla in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marin, Marion, Mariska, Marita, Maritza in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marjie, Marjorie, Marjory, Marla, Marlo in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mary, Maryann, Maryjo, Maura, May in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mayme, Mayra, Miriam, Moira, Moriah in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Maria, Mariah, Mariam, Mary outside U.S.

Similar Names

Marja is alike in pronunciation to Marjey, Marsia and Mirja. Other recommended sound-alike names are Maaja, Maeja, Maja, Marci, Marcia, Marcy, Marfa, Marg, Marga, Margo, Maris, Marisa, Mariza, Marjo, Markia, Marna, Marnja, Marra, Marsha, Marta, Marva, Maryk, Maryka, Marys and Mirka. These names tend to be more commonly used than Marja.

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