Márjá

See also: Marja and marja

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Marja.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmaːrːjaː/

Proper noun

Márjá

  1. Mary (Biblical figure)
  2. a female given name from Finnish, equivalent to English Mary

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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