Etymology
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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1800. From Doroteja (“Dorothy”). Cognate with Estonian Tiia.
Proper noun
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Tija f
- a female given name
Related terms
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References
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- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Tija was the only given name of 181 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.