Minja

See also: minja

Finnish

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈminjɑ/, [ˈminjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -injɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Min‧ja

Proper noun

Minja

  1. a female given name of modern usage

Declension
Inflection of Minja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
Minjainrare
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.
Possessive forms of Minja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Minjani Minjani
accusative nom. Minjani Minjani
gen. Minjani
genitive Minjani Minjojeni
Minjainirare
partitive Minjaani Minjojani
inessive Minjassani Minjoissani
elative Minjastani Minjoistani
illative Minjaani Minjoihini
adessive Minjallani Minjoillani
ablative Minjaltani Minjoiltani
allative Minjalleni Minjoilleni
essive Minjanani Minjoinani
translative Minjakseni Minjoikseni
abessive Minjattani Minjoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Minjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Minjasi Minjasi
accusative nom. Minjasi Minjasi
gen. Minjasi
genitive Minjasi Minjojesi
Minjaisirare
partitive Minjaasi Minjojasi
inessive Minjassasi Minjoissasi
elative Minjastasi Minjoistasi
illative Minjaasi Minjoihisi
adessive Minjallasi Minjoillasi
ablative Minjaltasi Minjoiltasi
allative Minjallesi Minjoillesi
essive Minjanasi Minjoinasi
translative Minjaksesi Minjoiksesi
abessive Minjattasi Minjoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Minjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Minjamme Minjamme
accusative nom. Minjamme Minjamme
gen. Minjamme
genitive Minjamme Minjojemme
Minjaimmerare
partitive Minjaamme Minjojamme
inessive Minjassamme Minjoissamme
elative Minjastamme Minjoistamme
illative Minjaamme Minjoihimme
adessive Minjallamme Minjoillamme
ablative Minjaltamme Minjoiltamme
allative Minjallemme Minjoillemme
essive Minjanamme Minjoinamme
translative Minjaksemme Minjoiksemme
abessive Minjattamme Minjoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Minjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Minjanne Minjanne
accusative nom. Minjanne Minjanne
gen. Minjanne
genitive Minjanne Minjojenne
Minjainnerare
partitive Minjaanne Minjojanne
inessive Minjassanne Minjoissanne
elative Minjastanne Minjoistanne
illative Minjaanne Minjoihinne
adessive Minjallanne Minjoillanne
ablative Minjaltanne Minjoiltanne
allative Minjallenne Minjoillenne
essive Minjananne Minjoinanne
translative Minjaksenne Minjoiksenne
abessive Minjattanne Minjoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Minjoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Minjansa Minjansa
accusative nom. Minjansa Minjansa
gen. Minjansa
genitive Minjansa Minjojensa
Minjainsarare
partitive Minjaansa Minjojaan
Minjojansa
inessive Minjassaan
Minjassansa		 Minjoissaan
Minjoissansa
elative Minjastaan
Minjastansa		 Minjoistaan
Minjoistansa
illative Minjaansa Minjoihinsa
adessive Minjallaan
Minjallansa		 Minjoillaan
Minjoillansa
ablative Minjaltaan
Minjaltansa		 Minjoiltaan
Minjoiltansa
allative Minjalleen
Minjallensa		 Minjoilleen
Minjoillensa
essive Minjanaan
Minjanansa		 Minjoinaan
Minjoinansa
translative Minjakseen
Minjaksensa		 Minjoikseen
Minjoiksensa
abessive Minjattaan
Minjattansa		 Minjoittaan
Minjoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Minjoineen
Minjoinensa

Statistics
  • 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.
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