Irja (first name)

Irja is a female given name .

Origin and variants

The name is likely the Finnish diminutive of Irene .

Other Finnish variants are Arja and Erja .

Well-known namesake

• Irja Askola (* 1952), Finnish Lutheran bishop
• Irja von Bernstorff (* 1983), German director, author and producer
• Irja Browallius (1901–1968), Swedish writer
• Irja Grönholm (* 1951), German translator of Estonian-language literature

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Irja. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .