Behind the Name: Comments for the name Katja

Comments for KATJA:

Katja is a popular name in Germany. It´s pronounced Kut-yah. It was especially popular in the 1980´s along with several other -ja ending names.

-- Destry 4/13/2005

Also spelled as "Katje" from what I've seen. Katja ("KAHT-ya") is also a Russian pet form of Katherine, with a somewhat different spelling. I like this name; it's a diminutive that actually retains some elegance and dignity of the original name, unlike "Cathy", "Christie" or "Candy", which are too "cutesy" and have become a little too common.

-- Anonymous User 4/28/2005

It's also used it Sweden and Finland. Pronounced like "cut ya".

-- Caprice 4/22/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Katja here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_ 9/3/2006

Blunt and harsh sounding to me, almost masculine.

-- Anonymous User 10/13/2007

It's used in the Netherlands as well.

A friend of mine bears this name and I like it. Especially because it had the Dutch word "kat" in it which means "cat".

-- renee06 11/18/2007

Also a feminine name in Croatia.

-- goricar 3/14/2010

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