Katja
title: "Katja" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["feminine-given-names", "german-feminine-given-names", "scandinavian-feminine-given-names", "dutch-feminine-given-names", "finnish-feminine-given-names", "norwegian-feminine-given-names", "danish-feminine-given-names", "swedish-feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katja" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Katja |
| gender | Female |
| meaning | Pure |
| region | Europe |
| languageorigin | Greek |
| related names | Katherine, Katya |
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| name = Katja | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = Pure | region = Europe | languageorigin = Greek | related names = Katherine, Katya | footnotes = Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine.
People with the first name Katja
Actresses
- Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress
- Katja Herbers (born 1980), Dutch actress
- Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress
- Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress
- Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality
- Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star
- Katja Zoch (born 1961), American voice actress
Musicians
- Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
- Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
- Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist
Politicians
- Katja Adler (born 1974), German politician
- Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician
- Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party
- Katja Husen (1976–2022), German politician
- Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician
Athletes
- Katja Demut (born 1983), German triple jumper
- Katja Dieckow (born 1984), German diver
- Katja Ebbinghaus (born 1948), German tennis player
- Katja Gerber (born 1975), German judoka
- Katja Haller (born 1981), Italian professional biathlete
- Katja Keller (born 1980), German heptathlete
- Katja Koren (born 1975), former Slovenian alpine skier
- Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
- Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German handball player
- Katja Lehto, Finnish ice hockey player
- Katja Mayer (born 1968), German triathlete
- Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer
- Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian handball player
- Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper
- Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
- Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey player
- Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch professional kite surfer
- Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper
- Katja Schülke (born 1984), German handball player
- Katja Seizinger (born 1972), German alpine skier
- Katja Tengel (born 1981), German sprinter
- Katja Trödthandl, Austrian football midfielder
- Katja Višnar (born 1984), Slovenian cross-country skier
- Katja Ziliox (born 1970), German swimmer
Miscellaneous
- Katja von der Bey (born 1962), German art historian and feminist
- Katja Fennel, marine biologist
- Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director
- Katja Hoyer (born 1985), German historian and writer
- Katja Kallio (born 1968), Finnish novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter
- Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist
- Katja Oxman (born 1942), German-born American visual artist
- Katja Pettersson, Swedish designer
- Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer
- Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel
- Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator
- Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player
- Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist
Fictional characters
- Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game
- Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe
- Katja, a character from the Walking Dead video game.
- Katja Hertz, a playable character in the Korean MOBA Eternal Return
References
References
- Katsev, Igor. (21 Dec 2016). "The Name Katja - Origin and Meaning of Katja".
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