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1) Nordic and Frisian pet form of Maria [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
2) Swedish pet form of Margit [1]
3) Swedish and Frisian pet form of Marit [1] [5]
4) Swedish maj = 'May' [1] [2] [7]
5) Latin / Greek maia = 'little mother' [8]
6) Latin mái- = 'great' [9]
7) Swedish and Frisian pet form of Marina [5]
8) Sanskrit माया (Maya) = 'illusion', a name of an Indian goddess [7]
Maia | ♀ |
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Maía | ♀ |
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Maie | ♀ |
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Maija | ♀ |
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Máijá | ♀ |
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Máijjá | ♀ |
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Maiju | ♀ |
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Maijuska | ♀ |
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Maja | ♀ |
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Maje | ♀ |
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Májjá | ♀ |
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Majus | ♀ |
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Maya | ♀ |
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Mæja | ♀ |
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Majuson |
Majudóttir |
For combinations see MAJ (name element)
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Genitive: | Majas |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Accusative: | Maju |
Dative: | Maju |
Genitive: | Maju |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Genitive: | Majan |
Partitive: | Majaa |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Accusative: | Maju |
Dative: | Maju |
Genitive: | Maju |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Genitive: | Majas |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Maja |
Genitive: | Majas |
Finland (Swedish Language) |
2 July |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[14] |
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19236 | 26680 | 19232 | 26673 | 4 | 7 |
Denmark[15] |
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13331 | n.a. |
13329 | n.a. |
2 | n.a. |
Finland[16] |
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n.a. |
729 | n.a. |
729 | 0 | 0 |
Iceland[17] |
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141 | 184 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[18] |
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81 | 122 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[19] |
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5849 | n.a. |
5849 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [20]
Regional distribution of Maja (f) in Sweden in the year 1880.