Kaja (first name)

Kaja is a mainly female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mostly used in Norwegian , Danish , Swedish , Polish , Estonian and Slovenian .

It is considered a Scandinavian diminutive of Katharina . Other variants are Ina , Kaia , Kari (Norwegian), Caja , Ina, Karen (Danish), Cajsa, Carin, Ina, Kajsa, Karin , Karina , Kai , Kaj (Swedish), Kaia, Kaisa, Kati, Riina , Triinu ( Estonian) and Ina, Inja, Katica (Slovenian).

In Polish, the name is a variant of Gaja .

In Estonian the name means echo .

Well-known namesake

• Kaja Brandenburger (* 20th century), German theater pedagogue
• Kaja Danczowska (* 1949), Polish violinist and music teacher
• Kaja Draksler (* 1987), Slovenian pianist and composer
• Kaja Eckert (* 2001), German actress
• Kaja Eržen (* 1994), Slovenian soccer player
• Kaja Fehr (* 1950), American film editor
• Kaja Harter-Uibopuu (* 1968), Austrian ancient historian, legal historian and epigraphist
• Kaja Jerina (* 1992), Slovenian soccer player
• Kaja Juvan (* 2000), Slovenian tennis player
• Kaja Kallas (* 1977), Estonian politician
• Kaja Norbye (* 1999), Norwegian ski racer
• Kaja Paschalska (* 1986), Polish actress and pop singer and former child star
• Kaja Schmäschke (* 1988), German handball player
• Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen (* 1981), German actress
• Kaja Tael (* 1960), Estonian diplomat

Well-known namesake

• Kaja Rogulj (* 1986), Croatian football player

See also

• Kaja
• Caja (first name)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Kaja (1). Retrieved April 27, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Kaja (2). Retrieved April 27, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Kaja (3). Retrieved April 27, 2019 .