Katja

Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine.

Katja

Gender	Female
Origin
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	Pure
Region of origin	Europe
Other names
Related names	Katherine, Katya

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

• Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
• Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
• Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist

Politicians

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game Star Stable
• Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe

See also

• 1113 Katja, an asteroid
• Katia
• Katya