Jump to content

Minja

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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]
  • IPA(key): /ˈminjɑ/, [ˈminjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -injɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Min‧ja

Proper noun

[edit]

Minja

  1. a female given name of modern usage

Declension

[edit]
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
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.
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
Minjaini rare
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
Minjaisi rare
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
Minjaimme rare
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
Minjainne rare
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

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.