# Katja

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{{Infobox given name
| name           = Katja
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| pronunciation  =
| gender         = Female
| meaning        = Pure 
| region         = [Europe](/source/Europe)
| languageorigin = Greek
| related names  = [Katherine](/source/Katherine), [Katya](/source/Katya)
| footnotes      = 
}}
'''Katja''' is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of [Katherine](/source/Katherine_(given_name)).<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](/source/Katja_Flint) (born 1959), German actress
*[Katja Herbers](/source/Katja_Herbers) (born 1980), Dutch actress
*[Katja Medbøe](/source/Katja_Medb%C3%B8e) (1945–1996), Norwegian actress
*[Katja Riemann](/source/Katja_Riemann) (born 1963), German actress
*[Katja Schuurman](/source/Katja_Schuurman) (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality
*[Katja Woywood](/source/Katja_Woywood) (born 1971), German actress, former child star
*[Katja Zoch](/source/Katja_Zoch) (born 1961), American voice actress

=== Musicians ===
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*[Katja Andy](/source/Katja_Andy) (1906–2013), German-American pianist
*[Katja Ebstein](/source/Katja_Ebstein) (born 1945), German singer
*[Katja Glieson](/source/Katja_Glieson), Australian recording artist

=== Politicians ===
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*[Katja Adler](/source/Katja_Adler) (born 1974), German politician
*[Katja Boh](/source/Katja_Boh) (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician
*[Katja Kipping](/source/Katja_Kipping) (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party
*[Katja Husen](/source/Katja_Husen) (1976–2022), German politician
*[Katja Suding](/source/Katja_Suding) (born 1975), German politician

=== Athletes ===
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*[Katja Demut](/source/Katja_Demut) (born 1983), German triple jumper
*[Katja Dieckow](/source/Katja_Dieckow) (born 1984), German diver
*[Katja Ebbinghaus](/source/Katja_Ebbinghaus) (born 1948), German tennis player
*[Katja Gerber](/source/Katja_Gerber) (born 1975), German judoka
*[Katja Haller](/source/Katja_Haller) (born 1981), Italian professional biathlete
*[Katja Keller](/source/Katja_Keller) (born 1980), German heptathlete
*[Katja Koren](/source/Katja_Koren) (born 1975), former Slovenian alpine skier
*[Katja Kraus](/source/Katja_Kraus) (born 1970), German footballer
*[Katja Langkeit](/source/Katja_Langkeit) (born 1983), German handball player
*[Katja Lehto](/source/Katja_Lehto), Finnish ice hockey player
*[Katja Mayer](/source/Katja_Mayer) (born 1968), German triathlete
*[Katja Nass](/source/Katja_Nass) (born 1968), German fencer
*[Katja Nyberg](/source/Katja_Nyberg) (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian handball player
*[Katja Požun](/source/Katja_Po%C5%BEun) (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper
*[Katja Rajaniemi](/source/Katja_Rajaniemi), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
*[Katja Riipi](/source/Katja_Riipi), Finnish ice hockey player
*[Katja Roose](/source/Katja_Roose) (born 1981), Dutch professional kite surfer
*[Katja Schroffenegger](/source/Katja_Schroffenegger), Italian football goalkeeper
*[Katja Schülke](/source/Katja_Sch%C3%BClke) (born 1984), German handball player
*[Katja Seizinger](/source/Katja_Seizinger) (born 1972), German alpine skier
*[Katja Tengel](/source/Katja_Tengel) (born 1981), German sprinter
*[Katja Trödthandl](/source/Katja_Tr%C3%B6dthandl), Austrian football midfielder
*[Katja Višnar](/source/Katja_Vi%C5%A1nar) (born 1984), Slovenian cross-country skier
*[Katja Ziliox](/source/Katja_Ziliox) (born 1970), German swimmer

=== Miscellaneous ===
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*[Katja von der Bey](/source/Katja_von_der_Bey) (born 1962), German art historian and feminist
*[Katja Fennel](/source/Katja_Fennel), marine biologist
*[Katja von Garnier](/source/Katja_von_Garnier) (born 1966), German film director
*[Katja Hoyer](/source/Katja_Hoyer) (born 1985), German historian and writer
*[Katja Kallio](/source/Katja_Kallio) (born 1968), Finnish novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter
*[Katja Mragowska](/source/Katja_Mragowska) (born 1975), Polish-German artist
* [Katja Oxman](/source/Katja_Oxman) (born 1942), German-born American visual artist
*[Katja Pettersson](/source/Katja_Pettersson), Swedish designer
*[Katja Rahlwes](/source/Katja_Rahlwes) (born 1967), German fashion photographer
*[Katja Shchekina](/source/Katja_Shchekina) (born 1986), Russian supermodel
*[Katja Špur](/source/Katja_%C5%A0pur) (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator
*[Katja Thater](/source/Katja_Thater) (born 1966), German poker player
*[Katja Tukiainen](/source/Katja_Tukiainen) (born 1969), Finnish artist

== Fictional characters ==
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*Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game {{ill|Star Stable|sv}}
*Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera [Verbotene Liebe](/source/Verbotene_Liebe)
*Katja, a character from the [Walking Dead video game](/source/The_Walking_Dead_(video_game)).
*Katja Hertz, a playable character in the Korean MOBA [Eternal Return](/source/Eternal_Return_(video_game))

== See also ==
*[1113 Katja](/source/1113_Katja), an asteroid
*[Katia](/source/Katia)
*[Katya](/source/Katya)

==References==
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Category:Feminine given names
Category:German feminine given names
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Category:Dutch feminine given names
Category:Finnish feminine given names
Category:Norwegian feminine given names
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