Maja (given name)

Maja is a Slavic and German feminine given name.

It can be a short form of Marija, Maria, Mary or Magdalena in Europe (Germany, Scandinavian countries, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia).

It can be a spelling variation of Maya.

Notable persons with the name

 * Maja Aleksić, Serbian volleyball player
 * Maja Alm, Danish athlete
 * Maja Apostoloska, Macedonian writer
 * Maja Berezowska, Polish painter
 * Maja Blagdan, Croatian singer
 * Maja Bogdanović, Serbian-French cellist
 * Maja Cvjetković, Croatian model
 * Maja Einstein, sister of Albert Einstein
 * Maja Gojković, Serbian politician
 * Maja Grønbæk, Danish handball player
 * Maja Hill, Macedonian artist
 * Maja Hoffmann (born 1956), Swiss art collector and businesswoman
 * Maja Hug, Swiss figure skater
 * Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer
 * Maja Kersnik, Slovenian badminton player
 * Maja Keuc, Slovenian singer
 * Maja Komorowska, Polish actress
 * Maja Latinović, Serbian model
 * Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Polish writer
 * Maja Marijana, Serbian singer
 * Maja Matevžič, Slovenian tennis player
 * Maja Nekić, Croatian actress
 * Maja Ognjenović, Serbian volleyball player
 * Maja Ostaszewska, Polish actress
 * Maja Poljak, Croatian volleyball player
 * Maja Ratkje, Norwegian musician
 * Maja Refsum, Norwegian sculptor
 * Maja Salvador, Filipino actress
 * Maja Savić, Montenegrin handball player
 * Maja Savić (volleyball), Serbian volleyball player
 * Maja Simanić, Serbian volleyball player
 * Maja Sokač, Croatian handball player
 * Maja Tatić, Serbian singer
 * Maja Trochimczyk, Polish-American writer
 * Maja Vojnović, Slovenian handball player
 * Maja Włoszczowska, Polish mountain biker
 * Rika Maja, Sámi noaidi (d. 1757)

Fictional characters

 * Maja, a character first appeared in the episode "Sky Witch" of the animated series Adventure Time