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Eija

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Eija is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is the 19th of February.[1] As of January 2013, there are more than 24,500 people registered in Finland with this name.[2] There are also more than 1,200 people with this name in Sweden,[3] but only twenty-eight in Norway[4] one in America, two in Canada, one in England and one in Australia. The origin of the name is eijaa a Finnish exclamation of joy.[5]

Notable people

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Some notable people who have this name include:

References

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  1. ^ "Name Days for the name Eija".
  2. ^ "Digital and population data services agency".
  3. ^ "Namnsök". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  4. ^ "Names".
  5. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Eija".