Kaja

See also: kaja, Kája, kāja, kājā, and Kają

Estonian

Etymology

20th century creation from kaja (“echo”). Also interpreted as a variant of Kaia, from Katariina (“Catherine”).

Proper noun

Kaja

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Kajar

Norwegian

Proper noun

Kaja

1. a female given name, diminutive of Katarina, also explained as the feminine form of Kai

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cāia. Doublet of Gaja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: Ka‧ja
• Homophone: kaja

Proper noun

Kaja f

1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Declension

Declension of Kaja

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaja	Kaje
genitive	Kai	Kai
dative	Kai	Kajom
accusative	Kaję	Kaje
instrumental	Kają	Kajami
locative	Kai	Kajach
vocative	Kajo	Kaje

Further reading

• Kaja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaja]

Proper noun

Kaja f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Kaja (pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaja	Kaje
genitive	Kaje	Kají
dative	Kaji	Kajam
accusative	Kaju	Kaje
locative	Kaji	Kajach
instrumental	Kajou	Kajami

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaja/

Proper noun

Kaja f

1. a female given name

Declension

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	Kaja
gen. sing.	Kaje
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Kaja	Kaji	Kaje
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Kaje	Kaj	Kaj
dative (dajȃlnik)	Kaji	Kajama	Kajam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Kajo	Kaji	Kaje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Kaji	Kajah	Kajah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Kajo	Kajama	Kajami

Further reading

• “Kaja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024