Eija
Appearance
Eija is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is the 19th of February.[1] As of January 2013, there are more than 24,500 people registered in Finland with this name.[2] There are also more than 1,200 people with this name in Sweden,[3] but only twenty-eight in Norway[4] one in America, two in Canada, one in England and one in Australia. The origin of the name is eijaa a Finnish exclamation of joy.[5]
Notable people
[edit]Some notable people who have this name include:
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), Finnish video artist and photographer
- Elja Hyytiäinen (born 1961), Finnish cross country skier
- Eija-Riitta Korhola (born 1959), Finnish politician
- Eija Koskivaara (born 1965), Finnish orienteering competitor
- Eija Krogerus (1932–2018), Finnish bowler
- Eija Vilpas (born 1957), Finnish actress
References
[edit]- ^ "Name Days for the name Eija".
- ^ "Digital and population data services agency".
- ^ "Namnsök". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Names".
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Eija".