Eija

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from a religious cry for joy (eijaa), or possibly from a pet form of Swedish Freja, Eva, and/or Eivor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯jɑ/, [ˈe̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eijɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ei‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): Ei‧ja

Proper noun

Eija

1. a female given name, popular in Finland in the 1950s and the 1960s

Declension

Inflection of Eija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Eija	Eijat
genitive		Eijan	Eijojen
partitive		Eijaa	Eijoja
illative		Eijaan	Eijoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Eija	Eijat
accusative	nom.	Eija	Eijat
	gen.	Eijan
genitive		Eijan	Eijojen Eijain rare
partitive		Eijaa	Eijoja
inessive		Eijassa	Eijoissa
elative		Eijasta	Eijoista
illative		Eijaan	Eijoihin
adessive		Eijalla	Eijoilla
ablative		Eijalta	Eijoilta
allative		Eijalle	Eijoille
essive		Eijana	Eijoina
translative		Eijaksi	Eijoiksi
abessive		Eijatta	Eijoitta
instructive		—	Eijoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Eija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eijani Eijani accusative nom. Eijani Eijani gen. Eijani genitive Eijani Eijojeni Eijaini rare partitive Eijaani Eijojani inessive Eijassani Eijoissani elative Eijastani Eijoistani illative Eijaani Eijoihini adessive Eijallani Eijoillani ablative Eijaltani Eijoiltani allative Eijalleni Eijoilleni essive Eijanani Eijoinani translative Eijakseni Eijoikseni abessive Eijattani Eijoittani instructive — — comitative — Eijoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eijasi Eijasi accusative nom. Eijasi Eijasi gen. Eijasi genitive Eijasi Eijojesi Eijaisi rare partitive Eijaasi Eijojasi inessive Eijassasi Eijoissasi elative Eijastasi Eijoistasi illative Eijaasi Eijoihisi adessive Eijallasi Eijoillasi ablative Eijaltasi Eijoiltasi allative Eijallesi Eijoillesi essive Eijanasi Eijoinasi translative Eijaksesi Eijoiksesi abessive Eijattasi Eijoittasi instructive — — comitative — Eijoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eijamme Eijamme accusative nom. Eijamme Eijamme gen. Eijamme genitive Eijamme Eijojemme Eijaimme rare partitive Eijaamme Eijojamme inessive Eijassamme Eijoissamme elative Eijastamme Eijoistamme illative Eijaamme Eijoihimme adessive Eijallamme Eijoillamme ablative Eijaltamme Eijoiltamme allative Eijallemme Eijoillemme essive Eijanamme Eijoinamme translative Eijaksemme Eijoiksemme abessive Eijattamme Eijoittamme instructive — — comitative — Eijoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eijanne Eijanne accusative nom. Eijanne Eijanne gen. Eijanne genitive Eijanne Eijojenne Eijainne rare partitive Eijaanne Eijojanne inessive Eijassanne Eijoissanne elative Eijastanne Eijoistanne illative Eijaanne Eijoihinne adessive Eijallanne Eijoillanne ablative Eijaltanne Eijoiltanne allative Eijallenne Eijoillenne essive Eijananne Eijoinanne translative Eijaksenne Eijoiksenne abessive Eijattanne Eijoittanne instructive — — comitative — Eijoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eijansa Eijansa accusative nom. Eijansa Eijansa gen. Eijansa genitive Eijansa Eijojensa Eijainsa rare partitive Eijaansa Eijojaan Eijojansa inessive Eijassaan Eijassansa Eijoissaan Eijoissansa elative Eijastaan Eijastansa Eijoistaan Eijoistansa illative Eijaansa Eijoihinsa adessive Eijallaan Eijallansa Eijoillaan Eijoillansa ablative Eijaltaan Eijaltansa Eijoiltaan Eijoiltansa allative Eijalleen Eijallensa Eijoilleen Eijoillensa essive Eijanaan Eijanansa Eijoinaan Eijoinansa translative Eijakseen Eijaksensa Eijoikseen Eijoiksensa abessive Eijattaan Eijattansa Eijoittaan Eijoittansa instructive — — comitative — Eijoineen Eijoinensa

Statistics

• Eija is the 25^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 19,482 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,482 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Nauruan

Proper noun

Eija

1. Asia