The story behind Sirja
From Estonian Sirja.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈsirjɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈs̠irjɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Sirja
Tiia
From Estonian Tiia, akin to Tea (equivalents of English Dorothy).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saara
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, literally “princess, lady”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saba
From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sacha
Borrowed from French Sacha. From Russian Са́ша (Sáša).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śailjā
Borrowed from Sanskrit शैलजा (śailajā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śāistā
Borrowed from Classical Persian شایسته (šāyista).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sirja
Pirita
From Estonian Pirit, from the same origin as, and now a variant of, Piritta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sulevi
Borrowed from Estonian Sulev, by folk etymology understood as a long form of Finnish Sulo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sirja
Georg
From Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Georg, from Latin Geōrgius. The slang sense is from Spiders Georg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Tarvo
20th century loan from Estonian Tarvo, also explained as a form of archaic Finnish tarvas (“wild ox”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Virve
Borrowed from Estonian Virve. Cognate to Virpi.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length