Renja

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Russian Реня (Renja), from Latin regina; such a Russian name is at best rare, however. Compare Anja, Ronja, Sonja, Tanja; alternatively perhaps based on names like these and e.g. Reeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrenjɑ/, [ˈre̞njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ren‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): Ren‧ja

Proper noun

Renja

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Renja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Renja	Renjat
genitive		Renjan	Renjien
partitive		Renjaa	Renjia
illative		Renjaan	Renjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Renja	Renjat
accusative	nom.	Renja	Renjat
	gen.	Renjan
genitive		Renjan	Renjien Renjain rare
partitive		Renjaa	Renjia
inessive		Renjassa	Renjissa
elative		Renjasta	Renjista
illative		Renjaan	Renjiin
adessive		Renjalla	Renjilla
ablative		Renjalta	Renjilta
allative		Renjalle	Renjille
essive		Renjana	Renjina
translative		Renjaksi	Renjiksi
abessive		Renjatta	Renjitta
instructive		—	Renjin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Renja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Renjani Renjani accusative nom. Renjani Renjani gen. Renjani genitive Renjani Renjieni Renjaini rare partitive Renjaani Renjiani inessive Renjassani Renjissani elative Renjastani Renjistani illative Renjaani Renjiini adessive Renjallani Renjillani ablative Renjaltani Renjiltani allative Renjalleni Renjilleni essive Renjanani Renjinani translative Renjakseni Renjikseni abessive Renjattani Renjittani instructive — — comitative — Renjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Renjasi Renjasi accusative nom. Renjasi Renjasi gen. Renjasi genitive Renjasi Renjiesi Renjaisi rare partitive Renjaasi Renjiasi inessive Renjassasi Renjissasi elative Renjastasi Renjistasi illative Renjaasi Renjiisi adessive Renjallasi Renjillasi ablative Renjaltasi Renjiltasi allative Renjallesi Renjillesi essive Renjanasi Renjinasi translative Renjaksesi Renjiksesi abessive Renjattasi Renjittasi instructive — — comitative — Renjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Renjamme Renjamme accusative nom. Renjamme Renjamme gen. Renjamme genitive Renjamme Renjiemme Renjaimme rare partitive Renjaamme Renjiamme inessive Renjassamme Renjissamme elative Renjastamme Renjistamme illative Renjaamme Renjiimme adessive Renjallamme Renjillamme ablative Renjaltamme Renjiltamme allative Renjallemme Renjillemme essive Renjanamme Renjinamme translative Renjaksemme Renjiksemme abessive Renjattamme Renjittamme instructive — — comitative — Renjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Renjanne Renjanne accusative nom. Renjanne Renjanne gen. Renjanne genitive Renjanne Renjienne Renjainne rare partitive Renjaanne Renjianne inessive Renjassanne Renjissanne elative Renjastanne Renjistanne illative Renjaanne Renjiinne adessive Renjallanne Renjillanne ablative Renjaltanne Renjiltanne allative Renjallenne Renjillenne essive Renjananne Renjinanne translative Renjaksenne Renjiksenne abessive Renjattanne Renjittanne instructive — — comitative — Renjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Renjansa Renjansa accusative nom. Renjansa Renjansa gen. Renjansa genitive Renjansa Renjiensa Renjainsa rare partitive Renjaansa Renjiaan Renjiansa inessive Renjassaan Renjassansa Renjissaan Renjissansa elative Renjastaan Renjastansa Renjistaan Renjistansa illative Renjaansa Renjiinsa adessive Renjallaan Renjallansa Renjillaan Renjillansa ablative Renjaltaan Renjaltansa Renjiltaan Renjiltansa allative Renjalleen Renjallensa Renjilleen Renjillensa essive Renjanaan Renjanansa Renjinaan Renjinansa translative Renjakseen Renjaksensa Renjikseen Renjiksensa abessive Renjattaan Renjattansa Renjittaan Renjittansa instructive — — comitative — Renjineen Renjinensa

Statistics

• Renja is the 1095^th (tied with 4 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 138 female individuals (and as a middle name to 11 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.