Given name

Maiju

“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”

Maiju is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Maiju is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Maiju is a diminutive of Maija.

Maiju’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Maiju is a diminutive of Maija. Maiju has a related form in Mary.

Walk Maiju’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Maiju

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Maiju, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Maikki

“resembling the dancing flower”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Nature

Maikie

“resembling the dancing flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Maira

“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”

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>99% girls

Nature

Marvynne

“a friend of the sea”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Malti

“resembling a fragrant flower”

No U.S. birth series

4% boys · 96% girls

Nature

Mausee

“resembling a picked flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

mahsā

“moon”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Maiyo

“from the yew-tree plain”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Maiju’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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