Katja

Katja

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Other names
Related names	Katherine, Katya

Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, Scandinavia and Slavic-speaking countries, it is a pet form of Katherine. Katja may refer to:

In music:

• Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
• Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
• Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist
• Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality

In modelling:

• Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel

In sports:

• 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 former footballer
• Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German team handball player
• Katja Lehto, Finnish female ice hockey player
• Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer
• Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian team handball player
• Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper
• Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
• Katja Riipi, Finnish female ice hockey player
• Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch female professional kite surfer
• Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper
• Katja Schülke (born 1984), German team 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), retired German swimmer

In other fields:

• Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician
• Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress
• Katja Herbers (born 1986), Dutch actress
• Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director
• Katja Kassin (born 1979), German pornographic actress
• Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party
• Katja Lange-Müller (born 1951), German writer
• Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress
• Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist
• Katja Pettersson, Finnish designer
• Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer
• Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress
• Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch television personality
• Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator
• Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician
• Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player
• Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist
• Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star
• Katja Zoch, voice actress, plays Zelda in The Swan Princess

Fictional:

• Katja Brandner, fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe
• Katja Phillips, attorney at fictional firm Morgan Siler in Kermit Roosevelt III's 2005 legal thriller "In The Shadow Of The Law".
• Katja Obinger, German clone on the television series "Orphan Black"

See also

• 1113 Katja, main belt asteroid
• Katia
• Katya