Maja

See also: maja, majá, māja, mājā, mają, and Mają

Translingual

Maja squinado

Alternative forms

• Maia

Etymology

The name Maja is a girl's name of Arabic, German, Scandinavian origin meaning "splendid". ... Sometimes associated with Goya's famous painting "The Naked Maja." As a cognate of Maya, it's a Top 10 name in Slovenia and Sweden and is also popular in Germany and Norway.

Proper noun

Maja f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Majidae – sea spiders or spider crabs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Majoidea – superfamily; Majidae – family; Majinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Maja squinado (spiny spider crab, European spider crab) – type species; for other species see Maja at World Register of Marine Species .

Derived terms

• †Pisomaja

References

• Maja (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Maja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Maja at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Maja at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Maja at World Register of Marine Species

Danish

Proper noun

Maja

1. a diminutive of the female given name Maria

Finnish

Etymology

< maja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ma‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧ja

Proper noun

Maja

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Maja	Majat
genitive		Majan	Majojen
partitive		Majaa	Majoja
illative		Majaan	Majoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Maja	Majat
accusative	nom.	Maja	Majat
	gen.	Majan
genitive		Majan	Majojen Majain rare
partitive		Majaa	Majoja
inessive		Majassa	Majoissa
elative		Majasta	Majoista
illative		Majaan	Majoihin
adessive		Majalla	Majoilla
ablative		Majalta	Majoilta
allative		Majalle	Majoille
essive		Majana	Majoina
translative		Majaksi	Majoiksi
abessive		Majatta	Majoitta
instructive		—	Majoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Majani Majani accusative nom. Majani Majani gen. Majani genitive Majani Majojeni Majaini rare partitive Majaani Majojani inessive Majassani Majoissani elative Majastani Majoistani illative Majaani Majoihini adessive Majallani Majoillani ablative Majaltani Majoiltani allative Majalleni Majoilleni essive Majanani Majoinani translative Majakseni Majoikseni abessive Majattani Majoittani instructive — — comitative — Majoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Majasi Majasi accusative nom. Majasi Majasi gen. Majasi genitive Majasi Majojesi Majaisi rare partitive Majaasi Majojasi inessive Majassasi Majoissasi elative Majastasi Majoistasi illative Majaasi Majoihisi adessive Majallasi Majoillasi ablative Majaltasi Majoiltasi allative Majallesi Majoillesi essive Majanasi Majoinasi translative Majaksesi Majoiksesi abessive Majattasi Majoittasi instructive — — comitative — Majoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Majamme Majamme accusative nom. Majamme Majamme gen. Majamme genitive Majamme Majojemme Majaimme rare partitive Majaamme Majojamme inessive Majassamme Majoissamme elative Majastamme Majoistamme illative Majaamme Majoihimme adessive Majallamme Majoillamme ablative Majaltamme Majoiltamme allative Majallemme Majoillemme essive Majanamme Majoinamme translative Majaksemme Majoiksemme abessive Majattamme Majoittamme instructive — — comitative — Majoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Majanne Majanne accusative nom. Majanne Majanne gen. Majanne genitive Majanne Majojenne Majainne rare partitive Majaanne Majojanne inessive Majassanne Majoissanne elative Majastanne Majoistanne illative Majaanne Majoihinne adessive Majallanne Majoillanne ablative Majaltanne Majoiltanne allative Majallenne Majoillenne essive Majananne Majoinanne translative Majaksenne Majoiksenne abessive Majattanne Majoittanne instructive — — comitative — Majoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Majansa Majansa accusative nom. Majansa Majansa gen. Majansa genitive Majansa Majojensa Majainsa rare partitive Majaansa Majojaan Majojansa inessive Majassaan Majassansa Majoissaan Majoissansa elative Majastaan Majastansa Majoistaan Majoistansa illative Majaansa Majoihinsa adessive Majallaan Majallansa Majoillaan Majoillansa ablative Majaltaan Majaltansa Majoiltaan Majoiltansa allative Majalleen Majallensa Majoilleen Majoillensa essive Majanaan Majanansa Majoinaan Majoinansa translative Majakseen Majaksensa Majoikseen Majoiksensa abessive Majattaan Majattansa Majoittaan Majoittansa instructive — — comitative — Majoineen Majoinensa

Statistics

• Maja is the 2338^th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 344 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Alternative forms

• Maya

Proper noun

Maja

1. a diminutive of the female given name Maria

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒjɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ja
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Proper noun

Maja

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Maya

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Maja	Maják
accusative	Maját	Majákat
dative	Majának	Majáknak
instrumental	Majával	Majákkal
causal-final	Majáért	Majákért
translative	Majává	Majákká
terminative	Majáig	Majákig
essive-formal	Majaként	Majákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Majában	Majákban
superessive	Maján	Majákon
adessive	Majánál	Majáknál
illative	Majába	Majákba
sublative	Majára	Majákra
allative	Majához	Majákhoz
elative	Majából	Majákból
delative	Majáról	Majákról
ablative	Majától	Majáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Majáé	Majáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Majáéi	Majákéi

Possessive forms of Maja

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Majám	Majáim
2nd person sing.	Majád	Majáid
3rd person sing.	Majája	Majái
1st person plural	Majánk	Majáink
2nd person plural	Majátok	Majáitok
3rd person plural	Majájuk	Majáik

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maja/, [ˈmɑjːa]

Proper noun

Maja

1. a diminutive of the female given name Maria

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: Ma‧ja
• Homophone: maja

Proper noun

Maja f (diminutive Majka)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Maja

	singular	plural
nominative	Maja	Maje
genitive	Mai	Maj
dative	Mai	Majom
accusative	Maję	Maje
instrumental	Mają	Majami
locative	Mai	Majach
vocative	Maju/Majo	Maje

Further reading

• Maja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màːja/

Proper noun

Mája f

1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	Maja
gen. sing.	Maje
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Maja	Maji	Maje
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Maje	Maj	Maj
dative (dajȃlnik)	Maji	Majama	Majam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Majo	Maji	Maje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Maji	Majah	Majah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Majo	Majama	Majami

Further reading

• “Maja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Maya

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Maja c (genitive Majas)

1. a female given name, a medieval diminutive of Maria

Derived terms

• lex Maja

Anagrams

• jama