Tonje
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{{Infobox given name
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| name = Tonje
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| gender = Female
| meaning = thunder + new
| region = Norway
| origin = Norwegian
| related names = Tone
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Tonje is a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name that originated from Old Norse as a short form of Antona and a variant of Torny that is in use in Denmark, Greenland, Norway and Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-tonje-meaning-of-tonje-66374.html|title=Tonje|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=November 2, 2019}}
Origin
It has several origins:[http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Tonje Nordic Names: Tonje]
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
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- Tonja (name)
- Tonya (name)
- Tonia (name)
- Tonie (name)
- Tania (name)
- Tanja (name)
- Tanya (name)
- Tonye