Katja
| Katja | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Katherine, Katya |
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Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, Netherlands, Flanders, Scandinavia and Slavic-speaking countries it is pet form of Katherine.[1] Katja may refer to:
In music:
- Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
- Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
In modelling:
- Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel
In sports:
- 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 former footballer
- Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German team handball player
- Katja Lehto, Finnish female ice hockey player
- Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer
- Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian team handball player
- Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper
- Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
- Katja Riipi, Finnish female ice hockey player
- Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch female professional kite surfer
- Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper
- Katja Schülke (born 1984), German team 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), retired German swimmer
In other fields:
- Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician
- Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress
- Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director
- Katja Kassin (born 1979), German pornographic actress
- Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party
- Katja Lange-Müller (born 1951), German writer
- Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress
- Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist
- Katja Pettersson, Finnish designer
- Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer
- Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress
- Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch television personality
- Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator
- Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician
- Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player
- Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist
- Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star
- Katja Zoch, voice actress, plays Zelda in The Swan Princess
Fictional:
- Katja Brandner, fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe
- Katja Phillips, attorney at fictional firm Morgan Siler in Kermit Roosevelt III's 2005 legal thriller "In The Shadow Of The Law".
See also
- 1113 Katja, main belt asteroid
- Katia
- Katya