Kirsi-Marja as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kirsi-Marja

What is the meaning of the name Kirsi-Marja ?

The baby name Kirsi-Marja is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkir.siˌmar.jɑ/.

Kirsi-Marja is Finnish in Origin.

Kirsi-Marja is a Finnish hyphenated feminine name combining Kirsi and Marja. Kirsi stems from the Finnish noun kirsi, “hoarfrost,” and also functions as a short form of Kirsti/Kristiina, the local equivalents of Christine. Marja is both the Finnish common word for “berry” and a vernacular form of Maria. Together, the compound evokes the poetic image of a “frost berry,” while it can also carry the layered Christian associations of Christine and Mary.

Compound given names with a hyphen have been popular in Finland since the mid‑20th century. Kirsi peaked in the 1960s–70s, while Marja was widely used mid‑century, making Kirsi‑Marja most at home in that era, though it remains recognizable today. Variants include Kirsi-Maria, Kirsi-Maaria, Kirsti-Marja, and the unhyphenated Kirsi Marja. Related names are Kirsikka (“cherry”), Marjaana, and Marita. Common call names shorten to Kirsi or Marja.