Minja
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See also: minja
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A 1960s invention, inspired by names like Minna and Pinja. It may be explained as a phonetic rendering of the Russian nickname Ми́ня (Mínja).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Minja
- a female given name of modern usage
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Minja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Minja | Minjat | ||
genitive | Minjan | Minjojen | ||
partitive | Minjaa | Minjoja | ||
illative | Minjaan | Minjoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Minja | Minjat | ||
accusative | nom. | Minja | Minjat | |
gen. | Minjan | |||
genitive | Minjan | Minjojen Minjain rare | ||
partitive | Minjaa | Minjoja | ||
inessive | Minjassa | Minjoissa | ||
elative | Minjasta | Minjoista | ||
illative | Minjaan | Minjoihin | ||
adessive | Minjalla | Minjoilla | ||
ablative | Minjalta | Minjoilta | ||
allative | Minjalle | Minjoille | ||
essive | Minjana | Minjoina | ||
translative | Minjaksi | Minjoiksi | ||
abessive | Minjatta | Minjoitta | ||
instructive | — | Minjoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
[edit]- Minja is the 280th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,850 female individuals (and as a middle name to 236 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.