MEANING & HISTORY
What does Maja mean?
Maja has several independently recorded formations. Nordic references document it as a familiar form of Maria, Margit, Marit or Marina, and also connect it with Swedish maj, May.
These name histories should be read separately from Greek Maia or Sanskrit Maya comparisons. One spelling can carry different formations in different language traditions.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Swedish
People with the name Maja
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Maja Salvador
Filipino actress (born 1988)
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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- Jaja♀Cebuano familiar form of Janet, Jasmin, or Lydia
- Maj♀Short form of Maja
- Mara♀Bitter in Hebrew, or a Maria/Tamara short form
- Maya♀Sanskrit illusion-name; also Maria or Maia traditions
- Maan♀Tagalog familiar compound-name form; Dutch Herman form also exists
- Mac♂Son; through Gaelic surname traditions
- Macy♀Surname from the French place name Massy
- Mae♀Variant of May, the month-name or familiar form
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Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q18184581 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.