Tonje

{{wiktionary}} {{confused|Tonja (name)}} {{Infobox given name |image = |imagesize= |caption= | name = Tonje | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = thunder + new | region = Norway | origin = Norwegian | related names = Tone }} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Origin == It has several origins:<ref>[http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Tonje Nordic Names: Tonje]</ref> * 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 Lavik Pederssen (born 1996), Norwegian politician * Tonje Sagstuen (born 1971), Norwegian handball player * Tonje Strøm (1937 – 2010), Norwegian painter and illustrator

==See also== {{srt}} * Tonja (name) * Tonya (name) * Tonia (name) * Tonie (name) * Tania (name) * Tanja (name) * Tanya (name) *Tonye

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Category:Danish feminine given names Category:Norwegian feminine given names Category:Feminine given names Category:Swedish feminine given names