Maja = Maria?

[Linda Vixie]

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

[Robert Heiling]

Linda Vixie wrote:

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

You're absolutely right about nickname! See:
http://www.genealogi.se/namnnorm.htm#M1

Bob

[Robert Heiling]

Olaf wrote:

Hi Linda!
No, Maja is a name in its own right.
http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/maja/
I'm not convinced it is only Swedish in origin.
Olaf

That website with its popup advertisements said that Maja meant pearl in
Swedish. The Swedish word for pearl is pärla.

Bob

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

[Olaf]

Hi Linda!
No, Maja is a name in its own right.
http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/maja/
I'm not convinced it is only Swedish in origin.
Olaf

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

[Robert Heiling]

Olaf wrote:

Hi Bob!
I'm sure you¨re right, but I'm sure that it is a name in its own right and
not really a nickname.
A bit like Randi deriving from Ragnhild or Mali and Malena deriving from
Magdalena.
Despite the derivation, they are now considered their own names.
Furthermore, I think there are other nations who use the name Maja.
Olaf

Hei Olaf

What you say is true. A person can be given *any* name as their real name and,
as an example, somebody could be given the name "Bob" as their only name
instead of it being a nickname for "Robert". It's not something that is
normally done and I think that is something that happens in more recent times
though, instead of 100 years ago.

Mvh

Bob

That website with its popup advertisements said that Maja meant pearl in
Swedish. The Swedish word for pearl is pärla.

Bob

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

[Olaf]

Hi Bob!
I'm sure you¨re right, but I'm sure that it is a name in its own right and
not really a nickname.
A bit like Randi deriving from Ragnhild or Mali and Malena deriving from
Magdalena.
Despite the derivation, they are now considered their own names.
Furthermore, I think there are other nations who use the name Maja.
Olaf

That website with its popup advertisements said that Maja meant pearl in
Swedish. The Swedish word for pearl is pärla.

Bob

Is Maja a nickname for or another form of the name Maria in Sweden?

Thanks,

Linda

[Arie]

"Olaf" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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Hi Linda!
No, Maja is a name in its own right.
http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/maja/
I'm not convinced it is only Swedish in origin.

You're quite right because I knew a girl from Bosnia with that name.

Arie

[Gjest]

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:19:32 +0200, "Arie" <[email protected]> wrote:

"Olaf" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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Hi Linda!
No, Maja is a name in its own right.
http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/maja/
I'm not convinced it is only Swedish in origin.

You're quite right because I knew a girl from Bosnia with that name.

Arie

I just had a look in the cd "Sveriges befolkning 1970" and there was

just over 6000 females with the name Maja or a combination with Maja
living in Sweden 1970

Gunnar

[Linda Vixie]

The reason I ask is that I'm doing some research in Swedish churchbooks and
the censuses between 1750 and 1850 and have found a woman who appears as
both Maria and Maja in different records. I'm sure it's the same person.

And what about Catharina and Karin? I've found a woman who is Karin in her
birth record and Catarina or Catharina in later records. I know those should
be different names, but everything points to it being the same person. Have
you seen variations like that in Swedish records?

Thanks,

Linda Vixie

[Linda Moore]

looks a little Spanish to me....

hahaha

Linda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Olaf" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: [GEN-NORDIC] Maja = Maria?

Hi Linda!
No, Maja is a name in its own right.
I'm not convinced it is only Swedish in origin.
Olaf

You're quite right because I knew a girl from Bosnia with that name.
Arie

Hei Arie!
There is also the Maja Desnuda painted by Goya.
I doubt the Duchess was Swedish. )
http://snipurl.com/8j6n
Olaf

[Arie]

"Linda Vixie" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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The reason I ask is that I'm doing some research in Swedish churchbooks
and
the censuses between 1750 and 1850 and have found a woman who appears as
both Maria and Maja in different records. I'm sure it's the same person.

Hi Linda,

I have no knowledge of Swedish churchbooks and censuses. But here in Holland
variations like that often occurred in the pre-French time (so about
pre-1792). In my own data I have several people who were called differently
but are one and the same person (Ari-Ary-Arie-Adriaan, Jan-Johan-Johannes
etc.etc.).

To check them I´ve always tried to verify the name of the spouse.

Arie

[Kurt F]

"Linda Vixie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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The reason I ask is that I'm doing some research in Swedish churchbooks
and
the censuses between 1750 and 1850 and have found a woman who appears as
both Maria and Maja in different records. I'm sure it's the same person.

And what about Catharina and Karin? I've found a woman who is Karin in her
birth record and Catarina or Catharina in later records. I know those
should
be different names, but everything points to it being the same person.
Have
you seen variations like that in Swedish records?

Hello Linda,

In the old days, people wasn´t always consistant in the spelling of first
names.

If a person was christened to Maria, she could well be named Maja (as a pet
name). I would consider them to be identical.

Karin is a Swedish short form for Katarina (Catharina).

Kurt F

[Jens Arvidsson]

"Linda Vixie" <[email protected]> writes:

The reason I ask is that I'm doing some research in Swedish churchbooks and
the censuses between 1750 and 1850 and have found a woman who appears as
both Maria and Maja in different records. I'm sure it's the same person.

And what about Catharina and Karin? I've found a woman who is Karin in her
birth record and Catarina or Catharina in later records. I know those should
be different names, but everything points to it being the same person. Have
you seen variations like that in Swedish records?

Both Maria - Maja and Katarina - Karin are name pairs where the first
one is a formal and the second one an informal form. Karin however,
has been regarded as a name in its own right for a long time.
Nowadays this is also true with Maja.

It is very common for persons to be entered with a more formal form in
the birth notice, and with an informal form in the clerical surveys.

Jens

[Linda Vixie]

Thanks to all for your help! I truly appreciate it.

Linda

"Jens Arvidsson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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"Linda Vixie" <[email protected]> writes:
The reason I ask is that I'm doing some research in Swedish churchbooks
and
the censuses between 1750 and 1850 and have found a woman who appears as
both Maria and Maja in different records. I'm sure it's the same person.

And what about Catharina and Karin? I've found a woman who is Karin in
her
birth record and Catarina or Catharina in later records. I know those
should
be different names, but everything points to it being the same person.
Have
you seen variations like that in Swedish records?

Both Maria - Maja and Katarina - Karin are name pairs where the first
one is a formal and the second one an informal form. Karin however,
has been regarded as a name in its own right for a long time.
Nowadays this is also true with Maja.

It is very common for persons to be entered with a more formal form in
the birth notice, and with an informal form in the clerical surveys.

Jens