# Maja
## Translingual
### Alternative forms

* Maia

### 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

* †Pisomaja

### References

* Maja (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Maja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* 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

< maja

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: Ma‧ja

### Proper noun

Maja
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Majani
Majani
accusative
nom.
Majani
Majani
gen.
Majani
genitive
Majani
Majojeni Majaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Majaani
Majojani
inessive
Majassani
Majoissani
elative
Majastani
Majoistani
illative
Majaani
Majoihini
adessive
Majallani
Majoillani
ablative
Majaltani
Majoiltani
allative
Majalleni
Majoilleni
essive
Majanani
Majoinani
translative
Majakseni
Majoikseni
abessive
Majattani
Majoittani
instructive
comitative
—Majoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Majasi
Majasi
accusative
nom.
Majasi
Majasi
gen.
Majasi
genitive
Majasi
Majojesi Majaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Majaasi
Majojasi
inessive
Majassasi
Majoissasi
elative
Majastasi
Majoistasi
illative
Majaasi
Majoihisi
adessive
Majallasi
Majoillasi
ablative
Majaltasi
Majoiltasi
allative
Majallesi
Majoillesi
essive
Majanasi
Majoinasi
translative
Majaksesi
Majoiksesi
abessive
Majattasi
Majoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Majoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Majamme
Majamme
accusative
nom.
Majamme
Majamme
gen.
Majamme
genitive
Majamme
Majojemme Majaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Majaamme
Majojamme
inessive
Majassamme
Majoissamme
elative
Majastamme
Majoistamme
illative
Majaamme
Majoihimme
adessive
Majallamme
Majoillamme
ablative
Majaltamme
Majoiltamme
allative
Majallemme
Majoillemme
essive
Majanamme
Majoinamme
translative
Majaksemme
Majoiksemme
abessive
Majattamme
Majoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Majoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Majanne
Majanne
accusative
nom.
Majanne
Majanne
gen.
Majanne
genitive
Majanne
Majojenne Majainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Majaanne
Majojanne
inessive
Majassanne
Majoissanne
elative
Majastanne
Majoistanne
illative
Majaanne
Majoihinne
adessive
Majallanne
Majoillanne
ablative
Majaltanne
Majoiltanne
allative
Majallenne
Majoillenne
essive
Majananne
Majoinanne
translative
Majaksenne
Majoiksenne
abessive
Majattanne
Majoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Majoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Majansa
Majansa
accusative
nom.
Majansa
Majansa
gen.
Majansa
genitive
Majansa
Majojensa Majainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Majaansa
Majojaan Majojansa
inessive
Majassaan Majassansa
Majoissaan Majoissansa
elative
Majastaan Majastansa
Majoistaan Majoistansa
illative
Majaansa
Majoihinsa
adessive
Majallaan Majallansa
Majoillaan Majoillansa
ablative
Majaltaan Majaltansa
Majoiltaan Majoiltansa
allative
Majalleen Majallensa
Majoilleen Majoillensa
essive
Majanaan Majanansa
Majoinaan Majoinansa
translative
Majakseen Majaksensa
Majoikseen Majoiksensa
abessive
Majattaan Majattansa
Majoittaan Majoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Majoineen Majoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Maja is the 2275th (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 359 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Alternative forms

* Maya

### Proper noun

Maja
* a diminutive of the female given name Maria

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɒjɒ]
* Hyphenation: Ma‧ja
* Rhymes: -jɒ

### Proper noun

Maja
* a female given name, equivalent to English Maya

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maja/, [ˈmɑjːa]

### Proper noun

Maja
* a diminutive of the female given name Maria

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μαϊα (Maïa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: Ma‧ja
* Homophone: maja

### Proper noun

Maja f (diminutive Majka)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Maja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /màːja/

### Proper noun

Mája f
* a female given name

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Maya

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Maja c (genitive Majas)
* a female given name, a medieval diminutive of Maria

#### Derived terms

* lex Maja

### Anagrams

* jama