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Raija
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Finnish
Etymology
A 20th century invention, from a Russian pet form fi ru Рая of fi Raisa, or formed by rhyming with the traditional names fi Maija and fi Kaija given name.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
fi 1967 w:Hannu Salama Minä, Olli ja Orvokki Otava 951-1-02094-3 155 ―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
Raij a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 19182 1074 27
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