Kajsa is a Swedish feminine given name. Initially, Kajsa, Kaisa or Cajsa was a variation of the name

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, in turn a variation of the name ''Katarina'' (

Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

). It is known in Sweden since 1540. It is also used in Finland and Norway. Notable people with the name include: *

Halta-Kajsa {{No footnotes, date=July 2024 Kajsa (Catarina) (1792, Agunnaryd - 1857), known as ''Halta-Kajsa'' (Limp-Kajsa), was a Swedish story teller and tradition bearer. She was an important co-worker and source of information of Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavall ...

(1792–1857), Swedish story teller *

Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (; born 12 October 1976 in Sollentuna Municipality, Sollentuna, Stockholm) is a Swedes, Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championshi ...

(born 1976), Swedish high jumper *

Kajsa Bergström Kajsa Magdalena Bergström (born 3 January 1981) is a Sweden, Swedish Curling, curler. The younger sister of curler Anna Le Moine, she has skipped for the club Sveg CK for the past two years. Bergström played on the Swedish team in the 2009 Mou ...

(born 1981), Swedish curler * Kajsa Ekis Ekman (born 1980), Swedish journalist and writer * Kajsa Ernst (born 1962), Swedish actress * Kajsa Grytt (born 1961), Swedish musician * Kajsa Kling (born 1988), Swedish alpine skier * Kajsa Nilsson (born 1982), Swedish orienteer * Kajsa Norman (1820–1903), Swedish folk musician *

Kajsa Ollongren Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren (; ; born 28 May 1967) is a Dutch-Swedish politician who served as Minister of Defence from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66), she previously served as Minister of the Inter ...

(born 1967), Dutch-Swedish politician * Kajsa Reingardt (born 1957), Swedish actress *

Kaisa Pöyry Kaisa Pöyry (1818–1892), was a Finnish herbalist and was also called a witch or a wise old woman. She was based in Ristiina and Savolax, but it was widely reputed that she attracted clients from large parts of Finland. Ristiina was even call ...

(1818-1892), Finnish

cunning woman Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices were known as the cunning craft. Their services ...

and herbalist *

Kajsa Rinaldo Persson Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (born 11 November 1997) is a Swedish tennis player. Rinaldo Persson has a career-high singles ranking of 288 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 28 October 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 532 ...

(born 1997), Swedish tennis player *

Kajsa Thoor Kajsa Thoor (2 June 1971 – 2 January 2023) was a Swedish journalist and television presenter who was employed by the Sveriges Television (SVT) in the 1990s. She was born on 2 June 1971. In 1998 she was among the participants of a competition cal ...

(1971–2023), Swedish journalist and television presenter *

Kajsa Wahlberg Kajsa Wahlberg is Sweden's national rapporteur on human trafficking opposition activities. She holds the title of Detective Inspector, and serves on the Swedish Police Authority's human trafficking unit, of which she is the head. Wahlberg estimate ...

, Swedish police official *

Cajsa Wahllund Catharina Christina "Cajsa" Wahllund (1 May 1771, Värmland, Sweden – 13 July 1843, Helsinki) was a Swedish People, Swedish-born Finnish restaurateur. Wahllund moved from Sweden to Grand Duchy of Finland, Finland in 1810. She was the successfu ...

(1771-1843), Swedish-born Finnish restaurateur *

Cajsa Warg Anna Christina Warg (23March 17035February 1769), better known as Cajsa (or Kajsa) Warg, was a Swedish list of women cookbook writers, cookbook author and one of the best-known cooks in the Swedish cuisine, Swedish culinary history. Born in Ör ...

(1703-1769), Swedish cookbook author

Fictional figures

*Kajsa Anka, Swedish name for

Daisy Duck Daisy Duck is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. She is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck that has large eyelashes and ruffled tail feathers around her lowest region to suggest a skirt. She is often s ...

Ysätters-Kajsa Ysätters-Kajsa was a ''wind-troll'' that people in the Swedish province of Närke used to believe in; probably the only one of her kind in Scandinavia. The Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf immortalised Ysätters-Kajsa in the first part of Chapter ...

, legendary creature in Swedish folklore *

Kajsa Kavat ''Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother'' (original title: ''Kajsa Kavat'') is a 1950 story by Astrid Lindgren about a young girl named Brenda (Kajsa) in Sweden. The book about the character has been translated into many different languages. Plot As ...

, story by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, named after the main character

Fictional figures

See also