Tonje is a
Danish,
Norwegian and
Swedish feminine
given name
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that originated from
Old Norse
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as a short form of
Antona and a variant of Torny that is in use in
Denmark
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,
Greenland
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,
Norway
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and
Sweden
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.
Origin
It has several origins:
Nordic Names: Tonje
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* Norwegian dialectal variant form of Tone and Torny
* Short form of Antonie ( Tonja)
Notable people
* Tonje Angelsen (born 1990), Norwegian high jumper
* Tonje Berglie (born 1992), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Enkerud (born 1994), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Hessen Schei (born 1971), Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter.
* Tonje Kjærgaard (born 1975), Danish handball player
* Tonje Kristiansen (born 1967), Norwegian sailor
* Tonje Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Løseth (born 1991), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Haug Lerstad (born 1996), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Nøstvold (born 1985), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Sagstuen (born 1971), Norwegian handball player
* Tonje Strøm (1937 – 2010), Norwegian painter and illustrator
See also
* Tonja (name)
* Tonya (name)
* Tonia (name)
* Tonie Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, ...
(name)
* Tania (name)
* Tanja
Tanja () is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
Mononyms
*''Tanja'' (born 1983), Russian-Estonian singer, also known as Tanja Mihhailova
Given name
*Tanja Andrejeva (born 1978), Macedonian handball player
*Tanja Bogosavljević (born 1989), ...
(name)
* Tanya (name)
* Tonye
References
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Danish feminine given names
Norwegian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Swedish feminine given names