Marja is a female given name, a Finnish, Sámi and Dutch form of Mary.
[1] In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria ['maria] and Marja ['marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [mari̯a].
[citation needed] As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland.
[2] In Finland, the nameday for Marja is 15 August.
Some notable people with the name Marja are: