Tarja (given name) explained

Tarja
Gender:	female
Related Names:	Taru, Tari, Taija, other than finnish related names: Darja, Darija, Daria, Darya

Tarja is a Finnish feminine given name.^[1] It is a variant of the name Daria, which means "who holds firm the good". It may refer to:

Tarja Cronberg (born 1943), Finnish politician
Tarja Filatov (born 1963), Finnish politician
Tarja Halonen (born 1943), Finnish politician and President of Finland (2000–2012)
Tarja Knuuttila, Finnish philosopher of science
Tarja Laitiainen, Finnish diplomat
Tarja Liljeström (born 1946), Finnish diver
Tarja Owens, Irish mountain biker and road racer
Tarja Salmio-Toiviainen (1917–2001), Finnish architect
Tarja Turunen (born 1977), Finnish singer
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala (1937–2007), Finnish film actress

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