This time in First Names First a Finnish name - Maija! The name Maija is half of the double connotation of “Matti ja Maija Meikäläinen” which roughly translated means Mr and Mrs Smith. And since we a fortnight ago already had Matti, the counterpart this month will be Maija. Some of them from other countries, and double names accepted here as well. And also the international Maya of course!

Tyyne-Maija Salminen**(b Kivi) author – Tuusula, GD of Finland (1903) Maya Angelou* poet/writer/activist – St.Louis, Missouri USA (1928) Maija Karhi* (b. Kärävä) actress - Turku, Finland (1932) Maija-Liisa Lahtinen* (b Flinck) wife of Urpo Lahtinen - Helsinki, Finland (1949) Maija Toppila* journalist/editor - Oulu, Finland (1956) Maija Silvennoinen* chef/restaurant owner - Saarijärvi, Finland (1961) Maya Rudolph* actress/voice actress/singer - Gainesville, FL USA (1972) Maija Vilkkumaa* singer - Helsinki, Finland (1973) pic Maija Kovalevska* opera singer - Riga, Latvia (1979) Maya Thurman-Hawke* actress/model – New York, NY USA (1998) Updated 3.3.2021