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Worldwide, Masja (Маша , ماشا , Masja ) is a common girly forename. The first name Masja is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Moldova, where it is quite a common feminine name, Belarus, and Russia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Likewise, Masja is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Маша | Moldova, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Ivory Coast, Russia |
ماشا | Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria |
Masja | Indonesia, France, United States, Denmark, Netherlands |
Мася | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Masja is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Masha , the character from "Masha and the Bear"; Maria Mironova , the character in "The Captain's Daughter" by Pushkin; Masha , the character in the play "The Seagull"; Mariya Darry , the character in A Song of Ice and Fire and Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova , the operatic character in the opera Krieg und Frieden, War and Peace, among other works.