Silja
Silja is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Silja is the short German and Finnish diminutive of Cäcilie or Cäcilia . It is also used as a pet form. Cäcilia (Latin: from the old Roman family of the Cäcilier) is a female given name. Cäcilia, Cecilia, Cecilie or similar are possibly derived from the Latin word "caecus / -a / -um" (= blind).
In the Nordic language area, Silja is derived from the nickname Silvia .
variants
- Silia, Silje
Well-known namesake
- Silja Clemens (* 1975), German screenwriter
- Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (* 1973), Icelandic politician
- Silja Graupe (* 1975), German economist
- Silje Hjemdal (* 1984), Norwegian politician
- Silja Klepp (* 1976), German social anthropologist
- Silja Lésny (1923–2010), German actress and dancer
- Silja Vöneky (* 1969), German legal scholar and international lawyer
- Silja Walter (1919–2011), Swiss writer
- Anja Silja (* 1940), German soprano
- Silje Torp (* 1974), Norwegian actress
Others
- Silja Line , a brand of the shipping company Silja Oy Ab , which offers ferry services on the Baltic Sea.
- MS Silja Europa , ferry
- M / S Silja Serenade , ferry
- M / S Silja Symphony , ferry
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Silja. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .