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Marja is a female given name, a Finnish and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish.〔http://www.behindthename.com/name/marja〕 In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria () and Marja () are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: (). As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland.〔http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3〕 In Finland, the nameday for Marja is the 15th of August. ==Notable people== Some notable people with the name Marja are: *Marja Heikkilä (born 1977), Finnish freestyle swimmer *Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (born 1955), Finnish cross country skier *Marja Lehtonen (born 1968), Finnish bodybuilder *Marja Mikkonen (born 1979), Finnish artist and filmmaker *Marja-Liisa Olthuis (born 1967), an Inari Sámi *Marja-Helena Pälvilä (born 1970), Finnish female ice hockey player *Marja Pärssinen (born 1971), Finnish butterfly and freestyle swimmer *Marja-Liisa Portin, Finnish orienteering competitor *Marja Tiura (born 1969), Finnish politician *Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961), Dutch politician *Marja van der Tas (born 1958), Dutch politician *Marja Wokke (born 1957), Dutch marathon runner 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marja (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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