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Senja

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English

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Proper noun

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Senja

  1. Alternative form of Senjam surname of Meitei origin

Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Senja

  1. a female given name

Declension

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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

Statistics

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  • Senja is the 217th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,699 female individuals (and as a middle name to 605 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Senja

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse Senja f, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²sɛnja/, /¹sɛnja/

Proper noun

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Senja f

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

Derived terms

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