Given name
Lahja
“gift from God”
Lahja is used as a given name. One Finnish interpretation is “gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Finnish interpretation is “gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Finnish.
People named Lahja
- Tuulikki UkkolaFinnish journalist and politician1943–2019
- Lahja IshitileNamibian Paralympic track and field athleteborn 1997
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