Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kai‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): Kai‧ja
Etymology 1
From a diminutive of Katariina (“Catherine”). Cognate with Estonian Kaia.
Proper noun
Kaija
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Kaija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| genitive
|
Kaijan
|
Kaijojen
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaa
|
Kaijoja
|
| illative
|
Kaijaan
|
Kaijoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| gen.
|
Kaijan
|
| genitive
|
Kaijan
|
Kaijojen
Kaijain rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaa
|
Kaijoja
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassa
|
Kaijoissa
|
| elative
|
Kaijasta
|
Kaijoista
|
| illative
|
Kaijaan
|
Kaijoihin
|
| adessive
|
Kaijalla
|
Kaijoilla
|
| ablative
|
Kaijalta
|
Kaijoilta
|
| allative
|
Kaijalle
|
Kaijoille
|
| essive
|
Kaijana
|
Kaijoina
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksi
|
Kaijoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Kaijatta
|
Kaijoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Kaijoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijani
|
| gen.
|
Kaijani
|
| genitive
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijojeni
Kaijaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaani
|
Kaijojani
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassani
|
Kaijoissani
|
| elative
|
Kaijastani
|
Kaijoistani
|
| illative
|
Kaijaani
|
Kaijoihini
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallani
|
Kaijoillani
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltani
|
Kaijoiltani
|
| allative
|
Kaijalleni
|
Kaijoilleni
|
| essive
|
Kaijanani
|
Kaijoinani
|
| translative
|
Kaijakseni
|
Kaijoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattani
|
Kaijoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijasi
|
| gen.
|
Kaijasi
|
| genitive
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijojesi
Kaijaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaasi
|
Kaijojasi
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassasi
|
Kaijoissasi
|
| elative
|
Kaijastasi
|
Kaijoistasi
|
| illative
|
Kaijaasi
|
Kaijoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallasi
|
Kaijoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltasi
|
Kaijoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Kaijallesi
|
Kaijoillesi
|
| essive
|
Kaijanasi
|
Kaijoinasi
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksesi
|
Kaijoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattasi
|
Kaijoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijamme
|
| gen.
|
Kaijamme
|
| genitive
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijojemme
Kaijaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaamme
|
Kaijojamme
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassamme
|
Kaijoissamme
|
| elative
|
Kaijastamme
|
Kaijoistamme
|
| illative
|
Kaijaamme
|
Kaijoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallamme
|
Kaijoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltamme
|
Kaijoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Kaijallemme
|
Kaijoillemme
|
| essive
|
Kaijanamme
|
Kaijoinamme
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksemme
|
Kaijoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattamme
|
Kaijoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijanne
|
| gen.
|
Kaijanne
|
| genitive
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijojenne
Kaijainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaanne
|
Kaijojanne
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassanne
|
Kaijoissanne
|
| elative
|
Kaijastanne
|
Kaijoistanne
|
| illative
|
Kaijaanne
|
Kaijoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallanne
|
Kaijoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltanne
|
Kaijoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Kaijallenne
|
Kaijoillenne
|
| essive
|
Kaijananne
|
Kaijoinanne
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksenne
|
Kaijoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattanne
|
Kaijoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijansa
|
| gen.
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Kaijansa
|
| genitive
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijojensa
Kaijainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaansa
|
Kaijojaan
Kaijojansa
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassaan
Kaijassansa
|
Kaijoissaan
Kaijoissansa
|
| elative
|
Kaijastaan
Kaijastansa
|
Kaijoistaan
Kaijoistansa
|
| illative
|
Kaijaansa
|
Kaijoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallaan
Kaijallansa
|
Kaijoillaan
Kaijoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltaan
Kaijaltansa
|
Kaijoiltaan
Kaijoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Kaijalleen
Kaijallensa
|
Kaijoilleen
Kaijoillensa
|
| essive
|
Kaijanaan
Kaijanansa
|
Kaijoinaan
Kaijoinansa
|
| translative
|
Kaijakseen
Kaijaksensa
|
Kaijoikseen
Kaijoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattaan
Kaijattansa
|
Kaijoittaan
Kaijoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoineen
Kaijoinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Kaija is the 64th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,710 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,447 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2
Akin to kajava.
Proper noun
Kaija
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kaija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| genitive
|
Kaijan
|
Kaijojen
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaa
|
Kaijoja
|
| illative
|
Kaijaan
|
Kaijoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaija
|
Kaijat
|
| gen.
|
Kaijan
|
| genitive
|
Kaijan
|
Kaijojen
Kaijain rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaa
|
Kaijoja
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassa
|
Kaijoissa
|
| elative
|
Kaijasta
|
Kaijoista
|
| illative
|
Kaijaan
|
Kaijoihin
|
| adessive
|
Kaijalla
|
Kaijoilla
|
| ablative
|
Kaijalta
|
Kaijoilta
|
| allative
|
Kaijalle
|
Kaijoille
|
| essive
|
Kaijana
|
Kaijoina
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksi
|
Kaijoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Kaijatta
|
Kaijoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Kaijoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijani
|
| gen.
|
Kaijani
|
| genitive
|
Kaijani
|
Kaijojeni
Kaijaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaani
|
Kaijojani
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassani
|
Kaijoissani
|
| elative
|
Kaijastani
|
Kaijoistani
|
| illative
|
Kaijaani
|
Kaijoihini
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallani
|
Kaijoillani
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltani
|
Kaijoiltani
|
| allative
|
Kaijalleni
|
Kaijoilleni
|
| essive
|
Kaijanani
|
Kaijoinani
|
| translative
|
Kaijakseni
|
Kaijoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattani
|
Kaijoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijasi
|
| gen.
|
Kaijasi
|
| genitive
|
Kaijasi
|
Kaijojesi
Kaijaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaasi
|
Kaijojasi
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassasi
|
Kaijoissasi
|
| elative
|
Kaijastasi
|
Kaijoistasi
|
| illative
|
Kaijaasi
|
Kaijoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallasi
|
Kaijoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltasi
|
Kaijoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Kaijallesi
|
Kaijoillesi
|
| essive
|
Kaijanasi
|
Kaijoinasi
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksesi
|
Kaijoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattasi
|
Kaijoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijamme
|
| gen.
|
Kaijamme
|
| genitive
|
Kaijamme
|
Kaijojemme
Kaijaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaamme
|
Kaijojamme
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassamme
|
Kaijoissamme
|
| elative
|
Kaijastamme
|
Kaijoistamme
|
| illative
|
Kaijaamme
|
Kaijoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallamme
|
Kaijoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltamme
|
Kaijoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Kaijallemme
|
Kaijoillemme
|
| essive
|
Kaijanamme
|
Kaijoinamme
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksemme
|
Kaijoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattamme
|
Kaijoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijanne
|
| gen.
|
Kaijanne
|
| genitive
|
Kaijanne
|
Kaijojenne
Kaijainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaanne
|
Kaijojanne
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassanne
|
Kaijoissanne
|
| elative
|
Kaijastanne
|
Kaijoistanne
|
| illative
|
Kaijaanne
|
Kaijoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallanne
|
Kaijoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltanne
|
Kaijoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Kaijallenne
|
Kaijoillenne
|
| essive
|
Kaijananne
|
Kaijoinanne
|
| translative
|
Kaijaksenne
|
Kaijoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattanne
|
Kaijoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijansa
|
| gen.
|
Kaijansa
|
| genitive
|
Kaijansa
|
Kaijojensa
Kaijainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Kaijaansa
|
Kaijojaan
Kaijojansa
|
| inessive
|
Kaijassaan
Kaijassansa
|
Kaijoissaan
Kaijoissansa
|
| elative
|
Kaijastaan
Kaijastansa
|
Kaijoistaan
Kaijoistansa
|
| illative
|
Kaijaansa
|
Kaijoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Kaijallaan
Kaijallansa
|
Kaijoillaan
Kaijoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Kaijaltaan
Kaijaltansa
|
Kaijoiltaan
Kaijoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Kaijalleen
Kaijallensa
|
Kaijoilleen
Kaijoillensa
|
| essive
|
Kaijanaan
Kaijanansa
|
Kaijoinaan
Kaijoinansa
|
| translative
|
Kaijakseen
Kaijaksensa
|
Kaijoikseen
Kaijoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Kaijattaan
Kaijattansa
|
Kaijoittaan
Kaijoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kaijoineen
Kaijoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Kaija is the 2356th (tied with 8 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 341 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
See also