Mirja
Mirja is a female given name .
origin of the name
The name originally comes from Maria from Hebrew , where Mirja is a Finnish variant of Miriam . The exact interpretation of the name is disputed. "The star above the sea" is often derived for the interpretation (Finnish), but "The Unruly" or "The Beloved" could also be used for the interpretation.
distribution
In the German-speaking area, the name Mirja has been used more frequently since 1970; The trigger for this was the wedding of Gunter Sachs with the Swedish model Mirja Larsson .
Well-known namesake
- Mirja Boes (* 1971), German actress, comedian and singer
- Mirja Dorny (* 1985), German soccer player
- Mirja du Mont (* 1976), German model
- Mirja Hietamies (1931–2013), Finnish cross-country skier
- Mirja Jenni-Moser (* 1976), Swiss long-distance runner
- Mirja Lehtonen (1942–2009), Finnish cross-country skier
- Mirja Mahir (* 1974), German actress
- Mirja Puhakka (* 1955), Finnish ski orienteer
- Mirja Regensburg (* 1975), German actress and comedian
- Mirja Turestedt (* 1972), Swedish actress