Kaija
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Kaija is a contemporary feminine personal name
thought to have arisen as a Finno-Ugric
variant of the Katrin
, or alternatively from Katariina
. Finnish
and Estonian
are part of the Finno-Ugric language group.
Among the people who share this name are:
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
thought to have arisen as a Finno-Ugric
Finno-Ugric languages
Finno-Ugric , Finno-Ugrian or Fenno-Ugric is a traditional group of languages in the Uralic language family that comprises the Finno-Permic and Ugric language families....
variant of the Katrin
Katrin
Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to:In sports:*Katrin Apel , German biathlete*Katrin Beinroth , German judoka...
, or alternatively from Katariina
Katariina
Katariina is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. There is also a nature reserve in the area....
. Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
and Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
are part of the Finno-Ugric language group.
Among the people who share this name are:
- Kaija HalonenKaija HalonenKaija Halonen is a Finnish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1977 in Velingrad, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Aila Flöjt and Sinikka Kukkonen, and placed fourth in the individual contest....
(b. bef. 1977), a Finnish skier - Kaija KärkinenKaija KärkinenKaija Kärkinen is a Finnish singer and actress. She started her career in Lato-group as a soloist. She is probably best known for representing Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 by song Hullu yö and became 20th. After the contest she started working with Ile Kallio and they founded a...
(b. 1962), a Finnish singer and actress - Kaija KooKaija KooKaija Kokkola , better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer.Kaija began her career when she was 17 years old, as a member of a band Steel City, later known as Kaija Koo Band, until it broke down and Kaija Koo became a soloist. Her debut solo album Kun savukkeet on loppuneet was...
(b. 1962 as Kaija Kokkola), a Finnish singer - Kaija LustilaKaija LustilaKaija Lustila born is an award-winning Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens, iskelmä and Finnish pop....
(b. 1965), a Finnish singer - Kaija MustonenKaija MustonenKaija Marja Mustonen is a former speed skater from Finland.After winning silver and bronze at the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, Mustonen went on to win gold and silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble....
(b. 1941), a Finnish skater - Kaija PohjolaKaija PohjolaKaija Pohjola born is an award-winning Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens and Finnish pop.Kaija Pohjola says of her early life:...
(b. 1951), a Finnish singer - Kaija SaariahoKaija SaariahoKaija Saariaho is a Finnish composer.Kaija Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg and Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Her studies and research at IRCAM have had a major influence on her music and her characteristically luxuriant and mysterious textures are often created by...
née Laakkonen (b. 1952), a Finnish composer - Kaija SilvennoinenKaija SilvennoinenKaija Silvennoinen is a Finnish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1980 she won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team, together with Mirja Puhakka and Sinikka Kukkonen, and a silver medal in the individual contest.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List of...
(b. bef. 1980), a Finnish skier - Kaija SirenKaija SirenKaija Siren was a Finnish architect married to another Finnish architect, Heikki Siren.Kaija Siren graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1948...
née Tuominen (1920–2001), a Finnish architect - Kaija UdrasKaija UdrasKaija Udras is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Urdas competed at the FIS Nordic World...
(b. 1986), an Estonian skier