Kaija (first name)

Kaija is a female given name .

Origin and variants

The name is the Finnish diminutive of Karoliina .

Other Finnish variants are Iina, Kaisa , Kata, Kati, Katri and Riina.

Well-known namesake

• Kaija (* 1962), Finnish singer
• Kaija Menger (1934–2013), personality of German-speaking foreign tennis studies and German-Finnish cultural exchange
• Kaija Mustonen (* 1941), Finnish speed skater
• Kaija Parve (* 1964), Estonian biathlete
• Kaija Sirén (1920–2001), Finnish architect
• Kaija Saariaho (* 1952), Finnish composer
• Kaija Vahtra (* 1986), Estonian cross-country skier

Individual evidence

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