{{Infobox given name | name = Katja | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = Pure | region = Europe | languageorigin = Greek | related names = Katherine, Katya | footnotes = }} '''Katja''' is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katsev |first=Igor |date=21 Dec 2016 |title=The Name Katja - Origin and Meaning of Katja |url=http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/k/origin-and-meaning-of-katja.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221150501/http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/k/origin-and-meaning-of-katja.htm |archive-date=21 Dec 2016 |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=Male & Female Names}}</ref>
== People with the first name Katja == === Actresses === *Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress *Katja Herbers (born 1980), Dutch actress *Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress *Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress *Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality *Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star *Katja Zoch (born 1961), American voice actress
=== Musicians === <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist *Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer *Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist
=== Politicians === <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *Katja Adler (born 1974), German politician *Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician *Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party *Katja Husen (1976–2022), German politician *Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician
=== Athletes === <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *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 footballer *Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German handball player *Katja Lehto, Finnish ice hockey player *Katja Mayer (born 1968), German triathlete *Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer *Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian handball player *Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper *Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey player *Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch professional kite surfer *Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper *Katja Schülke (born 1984), German 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), German swimmer
=== Miscellaneous === <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> <!--- According to German alphabetical sorting, particles such as 'von' are not counted ---> *Katja von der Bey (born 1962), German art historian and feminist *Katja Fennel, marine biologist *Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director *Katja Hoyer (born 1985), German historian and writer *Katja Kallio (born 1968), Finnish novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter *Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist * Katja Oxman (born 1942), German-born American visual artist *Katja Pettersson, Swedish designer *Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer *Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel *Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator *Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player *Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist
== Fictional characters == <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game {{ill|Star Stable|sv}} *Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe *Katja, a character from the Walking Dead video game. *Katja Hertz, a playable character in the Korean MOBA Eternal Return
== See also == *1113 Katja, an asteroid *Katia *Katya
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