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
- Hyphenation(key): Rai‧ja
Proper noun
Raija
- 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)
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| nominative
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Raija
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Raijat
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| genitive
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Raijan
|
Raijojen
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| partitive
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Raijaa
|
Raijoja
|
| illative
|
Raijaan
|
Raijoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Raija
|
Raijat
|
| accusative
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nom.
|
Raija
|
Raijat
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| gen.
|
Raijan
|
| genitive
|
Raijan
|
Raijojen
Raijain rare
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| partitive
|
Raijaa
|
Raijoja
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| inessive
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Raijassa
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Raijoissa
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| elative
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Raijasta
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Raijoista
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| illative
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Raijaan
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Raijoihin
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| adessive
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Raijalla
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Raijoilla
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| ablative
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Raijalta
|
Raijoilta
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| allative
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Raijalle
|
Raijoille
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| essive
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Raijana
|
Raijoina
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| translative
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Raijaksi
|
Raijoiksi
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| abessive
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Raijatta
|
Raijoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Raijoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Raijani
|
Raijani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Raijani
|
Raijani
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| gen.
|
Raijani
|
| genitive
|
Raijani
|
Raijojeni
Raijaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Raijaani
|
Raijojani
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| inessive
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Raijassani
|
Raijoissani
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| elative
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Raijastani
|
Raijoistani
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| illative
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Raijaani
|
Raijoihini
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| adessive
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Raijallani
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Raijoillani
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| ablative
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Raijaltani
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Raijoiltani
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| allative
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Raijalleni
|
Raijoilleni
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| essive
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Raijanani
|
Raijoinani
|
| translative
|
Raijakseni
|
Raijoikseni
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| abessive
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Raijattani
|
Raijoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Raijoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Raijasi
|
Raijasi
|
| accusative
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nom.
|
Raijasi
|
Raijasi
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| gen.
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Raijasi
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| genitive
|
Raijasi
|
Raijojesi
Raijaisi rare
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| partitive
|
Raijaasi
|
Raijojasi
|
| inessive
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Raijassasi
|
Raijoissasi
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| elative
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Raijastasi
|
Raijoistasi
|
| illative
|
Raijaasi
|
Raijoihisi
|
| adessive
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Raijallasi
|
Raijoillasi
|
| ablative
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Raijaltasi
|
Raijoiltasi
|
| allative
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Raijallesi
|
Raijoillesi
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| essive
|
Raijanasi
|
Raijoinasi
|
| translative
|
Raijaksesi
|
Raijoiksesi
|
| abessive
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Raijattasi
|
Raijoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Raijoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Raijamme
|
Raijamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Raijamme
|
Raijamme
|
| gen.
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Raijamme
|
| genitive
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Raijamme
|
Raijojemme
Raijaimme rare
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| partitive
|
Raijaamme
|
Raijojamme
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| inessive
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Raijassamme
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Raijoissamme
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| elative
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Raijastamme
|
Raijoistamme
|
| illative
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Raijaamme
|
Raijoihimme
|
| adessive
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Raijallamme
|
Raijoillamme
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| ablative
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Raijaltamme
|
Raijoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Raijallemme
|
Raijoillemme
|
| essive
|
Raijanamme
|
Raijoinamme
|
| translative
|
Raijaksemme
|
Raijoiksemme
|
| abessive
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Raijattamme
|
Raijoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Raijoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Raijanne
|
Raijanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Raijanne
|
Raijanne
|
| gen.
|
Raijanne
|
| genitive
|
Raijanne
|
Raijojenne
Raijainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Raijaanne
|
Raijojanne
|
| inessive
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Raijassanne
|
Raijoissanne
|
| elative
|
Raijastanne
|
Raijoistanne
|
| illative
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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
Raijainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Raijaansa
|
Raijojaan
Raijojansa
|
| inessive
|
Raijassaan
Raijassansa
|
Raijoissaan
Raijoissansa
|
| elative
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Raijastaan
Raijastansa
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Raijoistaan
Raijoistansa
|
| illative
|
Raijaansa
|
Raijoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Raijallaan
Raijallansa
|
Raijoillaan
Raijoillansa
|
| ablative
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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.