Marja is a female given name, a Finnish,
Sámi and Dutch form of
Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish.[1] In Finnish the normal form of Mary is
Maria; the pronunciations of Maria ['maria] and Marja ['marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [mari̯a].[citation needed] As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland.[2] In Finland, the
nameday for Marja is 15 August.
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