Hekja

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Hekja is an Icelandic name that means "to lift, to raise".
Popularity
Hekja is not a common name, and it is not ranked in the top 1000 baby names in any country in the world.

cartoon of the name Hekja
Cartoon of Hekja

Hekja Name meanings & History

Hekja is an Icelandic name that means "to lift, to raise". Appears in Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. It was used by Jackie French for the heroine of her children's historical novel Rover (also published as They Came on Viking Ships and Slave Girl) (2005), about a girl captured by Vikings in 999 AD. Hekja is an Icelandic name that is primarily used in Iceland.

Zodiac Sign of Hekja: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Hekja:

H: Hyper,Hope,Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing

E: Enliven,Environment,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Expressive

K: Kind,Karma,Kundalini,Karate

J: Judicial,Jester,Journal,Joy,Justice,Journey

A: Angry,Aggressive,Action,Ambitious,Assertive,Argumentative

Hekja is:

  • a Common name
  • a Devious name
  • a Mature name
  • a Strong name

Related Names to Hekja

Kari, Hafliði, Gunni, Gudni, Gunnlaug, Bergur.