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Maj - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Maj

[ 1 syll. maj, ma-j ] The girl name Maj is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced MAEJH †. Maj's language of origin is Old Greek and Hebrew. It is predominantly used in Scandinavian.

Maj is a Scandinavian spelling variant of the English and Scandinavian Mai.

Maj is also a Scandinavian short form of the English Margaret.

Maj is also a Scandinavian pet form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Maria and a Scandinavian pet form of the English Mary.

Maj is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Maj, Maria was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Maj include the English Madge, the Dutch Maaike, the English Mac, the name Mace, the English Mack, the English Mag, the Frisian and German Maike, the name Mausi, the English Max, the English Meag, the English and Welsh Meg, the Frisian and German Meike, the English Mich, the English Miche, the Dutch Micke, the English Midge, the German Mieke, the Dutch Mies, the English Mike, and the name Mims.

 



† English pronunciation for Maj: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"


 
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