Senja

See also: senja

English

Proper noun

Senja

1. Alternative form of Senjam surname of Meitei origin

Finnish

Etymology

Karelian form of the Russian saint's name Ксе́ния (Ksénija), Latinized as Xenia, ultimately from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsenjɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sen‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): Sen‧ja

Proper noun

Senja

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Senja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Senja	Senjat
genitive		Senjan	Senjojen
partitive		Senjaa	Senjoja
illative		Senjaan	Senjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Senja	Senjat
accusative	nom.	Senja	Senjat
	gen.	Senjan
genitive		Senjan	Senjojen Senjain rare
partitive		Senjaa	Senjoja
inessive		Senjassa	Senjoissa
elative		Senjasta	Senjoista
illative		Senjaan	Senjoihin
adessive		Senjalla	Senjoilla
ablative		Senjalta	Senjoilta
allative		Senjalle	Senjoille
essive		Senjana	Senjoina
translative		Senjaksi	Senjoiksi
abessive		Senjatta	Senjoitta
instructive		—	Senjoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Senjani Senjani accusative nom. Senjani Senjani gen. Senjani genitive Senjani Senjojeni Senjaini rare partitive Senjaani Senjojani inessive Senjassani Senjoissani elative Senjastani Senjoistani illative Senjaani Senjoihini adessive Senjallani Senjoillani ablative Senjaltani Senjoiltani allative Senjalleni Senjoilleni essive Senjanani Senjoinani translative Senjakseni Senjoikseni abessive Senjattani Senjoittani instructive — — comitative — Senjoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Senjasi Senjasi accusative nom. Senjasi Senjasi gen. Senjasi genitive Senjasi Senjojesi Senjaisi rare partitive Senjaasi Senjojasi inessive Senjassasi Senjoissasi elative Senjastasi Senjoistasi illative Senjaasi Senjoihisi adessive Senjallasi Senjoillasi ablative Senjaltasi Senjoiltasi allative Senjallesi Senjoillesi essive Senjanasi Senjoinasi translative Senjaksesi Senjoiksesi abessive Senjattasi Senjoittasi instructive — — comitative — Senjoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Senjamme Senjamme accusative nom. Senjamme Senjamme gen. Senjamme genitive Senjamme Senjojemme Senjaimme rare partitive Senjaamme Senjojamme inessive Senjassamme Senjoissamme elative Senjastamme Senjoistamme illative Senjaamme Senjoihimme adessive Senjallamme Senjoillamme ablative Senjaltamme Senjoiltamme allative Senjallemme Senjoillemme essive Senjanamme Senjoinamme translative Senjaksemme Senjoiksemme abessive Senjattamme Senjoittamme instructive — — comitative — Senjoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Senjanne Senjanne accusative nom. Senjanne Senjanne gen. Senjanne genitive Senjanne Senjojenne Senjainne rare partitive Senjaanne Senjojanne inessive Senjassanne Senjoissanne elative Senjastanne Senjoistanne illative Senjaanne Senjoihinne adessive Senjallanne Senjoillanne ablative Senjaltanne Senjoiltanne allative Senjallenne Senjoillenne essive Senjananne Senjoinanne translative Senjaksenne Senjoiksenne abessive Senjattanne Senjoittanne instructive — — comitative — Senjoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Senjansa Senjansa accusative nom. Senjansa Senjansa gen. Senjansa genitive Senjansa Senjojensa Senjainsa rare partitive Senjaansa Senjojaan Senjojansa inessive Senjassaan Senjassansa Senjoissaan Senjoissansa elative Senjastaan Senjastansa Senjoistaan Senjoistansa illative Senjaansa Senjoihinsa adessive Senjallaan Senjallansa Senjoillaan Senjoillansa ablative Senjaltaan Senjaltansa Senjoiltaan Senjoiltansa allative Senjalleen Senjallensa Senjoilleen Senjoillensa essive Senjanaan Senjanansa Senjoinaan Senjoinansa translative Senjakseen Senjaksensa Senjoikseen Senjoiksensa abessive Senjattaan Senjattansa Senjoittaan Senjoittansa instructive — — comitative — Senjoineen Senjoinensa

Statistics

• Senja is the 219^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,695 female individuals (and as a middle name to 614 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Senja

1. an island of Troms, the second-largest island in Norway (not including Svalbard)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Senja f, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛnja/, /¹sɛnja/

Proper noun

Senja f

1. an island of Troms, the second-largest island in Norway (not including Svalbard)

Derived terms

Compounds with Senja use Senje-, from the Old Norse oblique Senju.

• Senjehopen
• senjeværing (“someone from Senja”)