Maja
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
The name Maja is a girl's name of Arabic, German, Scandinavian origin meaning "splendid". ... Sometimes associated with Goya's famous painting "The Naked Maja." As a cognate of Maya, it's a Top 10 name in Slovenia and Sweden and is also popular in Germany and Norway.
Proper noun
Maja f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Majidae – sea spiders or spider crabs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Majoidea – superfamily; Majidae – family; Majinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Maja squinado (spiny spider crab, European spider crab) – type species; for other species see Maja at World Register of Marine Species .
Derived terms
References
- Maja (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Maja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Maja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Maja at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Maja at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Maja at World Register of Marine Species
Danish
Proper noun
Maja
- a diminutive of the female given name Maria
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ma‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): Ma‧ja
Proper noun
Maja
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maja | Majat | |
| genitive | Majan | Majojen | |
| partitive | Majaa | Majoja | |
| illative | Majaan | Majoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Maja | Majat | |
| accusative | nom. | Maja | Majat |
| gen. | Majan | ||
| genitive | Majan | Majojen Majain rare | |
| partitive | Majaa | Majoja | |
| inessive | Majassa | Majoissa | |
| elative | Majasta | Majoista | |
| illative | Majaan | Majoihin | |
| adessive | Majalla | Majoilla | |
| ablative | Majalta | Majoilta | |
| allative | Majalle | Majoille | |
| essive | Majana | Majoina | |
| translative | Majaksi | Majoiksi | |
| abessive | Majatta | Majoitta | |
| instructive | — | Majoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Maja is the 2338th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 344 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
German
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Maja
- a diminutive of the female given name Maria
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒjɒ]
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ja
- Rhymes: -jɒ
Proper noun
Maja
- a female given name, equivalent to English Maya
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maja | Maják |
| accusative | Maját | Majákat |
| dative | Majának | Majáknak |
| instrumental | Majával | Majákkal |
| causal-final | Majáért | Majákért |
| translative | Majává | Majákká |
| terminative | Majáig | Majákig |
| essive-formal | Majaként | Majákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Majában | Majákban |
| superessive | Maján | Majákon |
| adessive | Majánál | Majáknál |
| illative | Majába | Majákba |
| sublative | Majára | Majákra |
| allative | Majához | Majákhoz |
| elative | Majából | Majákból |
| delative | Majáról | Majákról |
| ablative | Majától | Majáktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Majáé | Majáké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Majáéi | Majákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Majám | Majáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Majád | Majáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Majája | Majái |
| 1st person plural | Majánk | Majáink |
| 2nd person plural | Majátok | Majáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Majájuk | Majáik |
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maja/, [ˈmɑjːa]
Proper noun
Maja
- a diminutive of the female given name Maria
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Polish Maja
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: Ma‧ja
- Homophone: maja
Proper noun
Maja f (diminutive Majka)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Maja
Further reading
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /màːja/
Proper noun
Mája f
- a female given name
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Maja | ||
| gen. sing. | Maje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Maja | Maji | Maje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Maje | Maj | Maj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Maji | Majama | Majam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Majo | Maji | Maje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Maji | Majah | Majah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Majo | Majama | Majami |
Further reading
- “Maja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
Swedish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Maja c (genitive Majas)
- a female given name, a medieval diminutive of Maria