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Maija

Feminine
Origin: Scandinavian Syllables: 2 Length: 5 letters

Meaning & Etymology

"Of the Sea or Bitter"

Phonetic Key (Double Metaphone): MJ / MH
Used for sound-alike matching

Linguistic Connections

Spelling & Dialect Variants

2 related
Maj (Scandinavian) Maja (Scandinavian)

Cross-Cultural Cognates

18 cognates
Maili (Irish) Maire (Irish) Mairi (Scottish) Maleah (Polynesian, Hawaiian) Mara (Hebrew) Mare (English) Maree (American) Mari (Hebrew) Maria (Latin) Marie (French) Mary (Hebrew) Maura (Irish) Meli (Native American) Meria (American) Minnie (English) Miri (Hebrew) Moira (Scottish) Molly (English)

Sound-Alike Names

Phonetically similar names sharing the "MJ" sound key and 2 syllables

Maja

Feminine Scandinavian given name

Of the Sea or Bitter

Meja

Feminine Scandinavian given name

Strength

MaJai

Feminine French given name

Most precious.

Madge

Feminine English given name

Pearl

Magee

Masculine Irish given name

Son of Aodh

Maggi

Feminine English given name

Abbreviation of Margaret. A pearl.

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