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 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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative Minjansa Minjansa accusative nom. Minjansa Minjansa gen. Minjansa genitive Minjansa Minjojensa Minjainsa rare 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 280^th 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.