Raija

Finnish

Etymology

A 20th century invention, from a Russian pet form of Raisa, or formed by rhyming with the traditional names Maija and Kaija.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Rai‧ja

Proper noun

Raija

  1. a female given name
    • 1967, Hannu Salama, Minä, Olli ja Orvokki, Otava, →ISBN, page 155:
      ―Mää hommasin hyvän naisen sulle.
      ―Jaha. Mikä sen nimi on?
      ―Se on Raija, hän sanoi painokkaasti.
      ―Vai Raija. Nätti nimi.
      ―I got a good woman for you.
      ―Uh huh. What's her name?
      ―It's Raija, he said emphatically.
      ―Oh Raija. Nice name.

Usage notes
  • Popular in Finland in the 1940s and the 1950s.

Declension
Inflection of Raija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Raija Raijat
genitive Raijan Raijojen
partitive Raijaa Raijoja
illative Raijaan Raijoihin
singular plural
nominative Raija Raijat
accusative nom. Raija Raijat
gen. Raijan
genitive Raijan Raijojen
Raijainrare
partitive Raijaa Raijoja
inessive Raijassa Raijoissa
elative Raijasta Raijoista
illative Raijaan Raijoihin
adessive Raijalla Raijoilla
ablative Raijalta Raijoilta
allative Raijalle Raijoille
essive Raijana Raijoina
translative Raijaksi Raijoiksi
abessive Raijatta Raijoitta
instructive — Raijoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Raija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Raijani Raijani
accusative nom. Raijani Raijani
gen. Raijani
genitive Raijani Raijojeni
Raijainirare
partitive Raijaani Raijojani
inessive Raijassani Raijoissani
elative Raijastani Raijoistani
illative Raijaani Raijoihini
adessive Raijallani Raijoillani
ablative Raijaltani Raijoiltani
allative Raijalleni Raijoilleni
essive Raijanani Raijoinani
translative Raijakseni Raijoikseni
abessive Raijattani Raijoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Raijoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Raijasi Raijasi
accusative nom. Raijasi Raijasi
gen. Raijasi
genitive Raijasi Raijojesi
Raijaisirare
partitive Raijaasi Raijojasi
inessive Raijassasi Raijoissasi
elative Raijastasi Raijoistasi
illative Raijaasi Raijoihisi
adessive Raijallasi Raijoillasi
ablative Raijaltasi Raijoiltasi
allative Raijallesi Raijoillesi
essive Raijanasi Raijoinasi
translative Raijaksesi Raijoiksesi
abessive Raijattasi Raijoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Raijoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Raijamme Raijamme
accusative nom. Raijamme Raijamme
gen. Raijamme
genitive Raijamme Raijojemme
Raijaimmerare
partitive Raijaamme Raijojamme
inessive Raijassamme Raijoissamme
elative Raijastamme Raijoistamme
illative Raijaamme Raijoihimme
adessive Raijallamme Raijoillamme
ablative Raijaltamme Raijoiltamme
allative Raijallemme Raijoillemme
essive Raijanamme Raijoinamme
translative Raijaksemme Raijoiksemme
abessive Raijattamme Raijoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Raijoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Raijanne Raijanne
accusative nom. Raijanne Raijanne
gen. Raijanne
genitive Raijanne Raijojenne
Raijainnerare
partitive Raijaanne Raijojanne
inessive Raijassanne Raijoissanne
elative Raijastanne Raijoistanne
illative Raijaanne Raijoihinne
adessive Raijallanne Raijoillanne
ablative Raijaltanne Raijoiltanne
allative Raijallenne Raijoillenne
essive Raijananne Raijoinanne
translative Raijaksenne Raijoiksenne
abessive Raijattanne Raijoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Raijoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Raijansa Raijansa
accusative nom. Raijansa Raijansa
gen. Raijansa
genitive Raijansa Raijojensa
Raijainsarare
partitive Raijaansa Raijojaan
Raijojansa
inessive Raijassaan
Raijassansa		 Raijoissaan
Raijoissansa
elative Raijastaan
Raijastansa		 Raijoistaan
Raijoistansa
illative Raijaansa Raijoihinsa
adessive Raijallaan
Raijallansa		 Raijoillaan
Raijoillansa
ablative Raijaltaan
Raijaltansa		 Raijoiltaan
Raijoiltansa
allative Raijalleen
Raijallensa		 Raijoilleen
Raijoillensa
essive Raijanaan
Raijanansa		 Raijoinaan
Raijoinansa
translative Raijakseen
Raijaksensa		 Raijoikseen
Raijoiksensa
abessive Raijattaan
Raijattansa		 Raijoittaan
Raijoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Raijoineen
Raijoinensa

Statistics
  • Raija is the 24th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,309 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,133 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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