Gáddjá

Northern Sami

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Kaja and Finnish Kaija, diminutives of Katarina (“Catherine”).

Proper noun

Gáddjá

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Gáren
• Káre

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland