Marjo is a popular female given name in
Finland
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, originated as a variant of the name
Marja. Its
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...
is celebrated on 19 August. As of 2012, more than 12,400 people in Finland have this name. It was most popular in the second half of the 20th century.
Notable people
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Marjo van der Knaap
Marjo S. van der Knaap (born 9 May 1958) is a Dutch professor of pediatric neurology at VU University Amsterdam and the VU University Medical Center. She was a winner of the 2008 Spinoza Prize. Her research focuses on white matter disorders.
Ea ...
(born 1958), Dutch neurologist
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Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.
Politics
Matikainen-Kallström represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was ...
(born 1965), Finnish politician and former cross-country skier
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Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä
Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä (born 7 May 1971) is a Finnish stage and independent film actress, director, acting coach, and the founder of Los Angeles-based acting studio Chekhov Studio International. Much of Mäkelä's mention in Finnish media is asso ...
(born 1977), Finnish stage and independent film actress and director
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Marjo Voutilainen
Marjo Hannele Voutilainen (born 22 March 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of Ilves Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). During her playing career, she competed internationally with the Finnish national team, wi ...
(born 1981), Finnish hockey player
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Marjo Yli-Kiikka
Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 16 June 1978) is a Finnish sports shooter. She competed at the 2004, 2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed mo ...
(born 1978), Finnish sports shooter
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Marjo Hippi
Marjo Hippi (born 4 February 1978) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. She currently plays lead for Oona Kauste.
Hippi was born in Nurmo. After beginning curling in 2004, she joined the Tuire Autio rink in 2005 and finished 4th ...
(born 1978), Finnish curler from Helsinki
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Marjo van der Mark Marjo may refer to:
* Marjo (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, given name Marjolène
* Marjo (name), Finnish and Dutch given name
See also
* Marijo
Marijo is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate to Mario
is a character (arts), ...
, Dutch water polo player
See also
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Marja (name) Marja is a female given name, a Finnish, Sámi and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish. In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria mariaand Marja marjaare identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diph ...
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Marjoe
''Marjoe'' is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith (director), Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of Evangelism, evangelist Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 in film, 1972 Academy Award for Best Documen ...
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Marjoe Gortner
Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former Evangelism, evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be Ordination, ordained as a preacher at age four ...
References
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Finnish feminine given names
Dutch feminine given names