Maja (Cyrillic : Маја) is a Slavic and German feminine given name.

It can be a short form of Marija, Maria, Mary or Magdalena in Europe (Germany, Scandinavian countries, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia).

It can be a spelling variation of Maya.

Notable persons with the name

• Maja Aleksić (born 1997), Serbian volleyball player
• Maja Alm (born 1988), Danish athlete
• Maja Apostoloska (born 1976), Macedonian writer
• Maja Berezowska, Polish painter
• Maja Blagdan (born 1968), Croatian singer
• Maja Bogdanović, Serbian-French cellist
• Maja Cvjetković (born 1985), Croatian model
• Maja Dunfjeld (born 1947), researcher and duodji craftswoman
• Maja Einstein (1881–1951), sister of Albert Einstein
• Maja Forsslund (1878-1967), Swedish folklorist and women's rights activist
• Maja Gojković (born 1963), Serbian politician
• Maja Grønbæk (born 1971), Danish handball player
• Maja Hill (born 1976), Macedonian artist
• Maja Hoffmann (born 1956), Swiss art collector and businesswoman
• Maja Hug (1928–2023), Swiss figure skater
• Maja Ivarsson (born 1979), Swedish singer
• Maja Kersnik (born 1981), Slovenian badminton player
• Maja Keuc (born 1992), Slovenian singer
• Maja Komorowska (born 1937), Polish actress
• Maja Latinović (born 1980), Serbian model
• Maja Lidia Kossakowska (1972–2022), Polish writer
• Maja Lunde (born 1975), Norwegian writer
• Maja Marijana (born 1972), Serbian singer
• Maja Matevžič (born 1980), Slovenian tennis player
• Maja Nylén Persson (born 2000), Swedish ice hockey player
• Maja Ognjenović (born 1984), Serbian volleyball player
• Maja Ostaszewska (born 1972), Polish actress
• Maja Poljak (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player
• Maja Ratkje (born 1973), Norwegian musician
• Maja Refsum (1897–1986), Norwegian sculptor
• Maja Salvador (born 1988), Filipino actress
• Maja Savić (born 1976), Montenegrin handball player
• Maja Savić (volleyball) (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player
• Maja Simanić (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player
• Maja Sokač (born 1982), Croatian handball player
• Maja Stark (born 1999), Swedish golfer
• Maja Tatić (born 1970), Serbian singer
• Maja Trochimczyk (born 1957), Polish-American writer
• Maja Vojnović (born 1998), Slovenian handball player
• Maja Włoszczowska (born 1983), Polish mountain biker
• Rika Maja, Sámi noaidi (d. 1757)

Fictional characters

• Maja, a character first appeared in the episode "Sky Witch" of the animated series Adventure Time

Name list

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