Silja is a feminine given name used in the Nordic countries and Germany. The Danish/Norwegian equivalent is Silje. In Finnish, it is a derived from the name

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

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Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia ( la, Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman virgin martyr and is venerated in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox, Anglican Communion, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden. She b ...

People

Silja Walter Silja Walter (23 April 1919 – 31 January 2011) was a Swiss author and Benedictine nun in the Fahr Abbey in Switzerland. Born as Cécile Walter in Rickenbach, Solothurn, in Switzerland, at the age of 30 she became a nun: her religious name wa ...

(1919–2011), Swiss author * Silja Vöneky (born 1969), German jurist *

Anja Silja Anja Silja Regina Langwagen (, born 17 April 1940) is a German soprano singer. Biography Born in Berlin, Silja began her operatic career at a very early age, with her grandfather, Egon Friedrich Maria Anders van Rijn, as her voice teacher. She ...

(born 1940), German soprano * Silja Känsäkoski (born 1997), Finnish swimmer *

Silja Lehtinen Silja Lehtinen (born 5 November 1985 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor. Lehtinen studies medicine at the University of Helsinki. Silja Lehtinen has sailed in two Olympic regattas. In 2008, at the age of 23, she skippered the Finnish team in the ...

(born 1985), Finnish sailor * Silja Suija (born 1974), Estonian cross-country skier *

Silja Kanerva Silja Kanerva (born 28 January 1985 in San Diego, United States) is a Finnish sailor who took part in the Elliott 6m competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was in the crew led by Silja Lehtinen and accompanied by Mikaela Wulff Mikaela Wulf ...

(born 1985), Finnish sailor *

Silja Ekeland Bjørkly Silja Ekeland Bjørkly (born 22 June 1976 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 2001–2005. During this entire term s ...

(born 1976), Norwegian politician * Silja Kosonen (born 2002), Finnish hammer thrower * Silja Tarvonen (born 1985), Finnish orienteering competitor *

Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (born 16 December 1973) is an Icelandic politician who is a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the South Constituency South ( is, Suður) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, t ...

(born 1973), Icelandic politician

Companies

Silja Line Silja Line is a Swedish-Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car, cargo and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy—today Tallink Silja Oy—is a subsidiary ...

(originally just Silja), Finnish cruise shipping brand ** MS ''Silja Europa'' ** MS ''Silja Serenade'' ** MS ''Silja Symphony''

References

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