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Tonje is a
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and
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feminine
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that originated from
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as a short form of Antona and a variant of Torny that is in use in
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and Sweden.


Origin

It has several origins: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 Tonje Hessen Schei is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter. She has directed the documentary film ''DRONE'' and ''Play Again'', and has directed and produced the films ''Independent Intervention'' and ''iHuman''. She produced ''P ...
(born 1971), Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter. *
Tonje Kjærgaard Tonje Kjærgaard born June 11, 1975, is a former Danish team handball player, World champion, two times European champion and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics i ...
(born 1975), Danish handball player * Tonje Kristiansen (born 1967), Norwegian sailor *
Tonje Larsen Tonje Larsen (born 26 January 1975, in Tønsberg) is a retired Norwegian handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. She is Olympic champion, World champion and three times European champion. As a club player she is several times Nor ...
(born 1975), Norwegian handball player *
Tonje Løseth Tonje Løseth (born 1 January 1991) is a Norwegian handball player. She plays for the club Brest Bretagne Handball. Achievements *Danish Cup: **''Gold'': 2019 * French Women's First League Championship: **''Gold:'' 2021 * French Women's Cup Ch ...
(born 1991), Norwegian handball player * Tonje Haug Lerstad (born 1996), Norwegian handball player * Tonje Nøstvold (born 1985), Norwegian handball player *
Tonje Sagstuen Tonje Sagstuen (born 17 November 1971 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Tonje Strøm (1937 – 2010), Norwegian painter and illustrator


See also

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Tonja (name) Tonja is an English and Slovene feminine given name that is considered to be a short form of Antonija. Notable people with that name include the following: * Tonja Buford-Bailey (born 1970), American hurdles athlete * Tonja Christensen (born 1 ...
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Tonya (name) Tonya is an English given name that is a short form of Antonia in use in Mexico, United States, most of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of ...
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Tonia (name) Tonia is an Italian and Spanish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia as a feminine form of Tonino and Tonio that is used in Italy, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Sal ...
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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, South ...
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Tania Tania is usually a given name. It may refer to: Given name * Tânia Alves, Brazilian actress and singer * Tania Brishty, Bangladesh actress and model * Princess Tania de Bourbon Parme, French designer * Tania de Jong, Dutch-born Australian sopran ...
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Tanja Tanja ( sr, Тања) 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 BogosavljeviÄ ...
(name) *
Tanya (name) Tanya is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is now quite commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.A Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, Oxford University Press, 1990, . The name's popu ...
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Tonye Tonye is a given name and a surname. It is a feminine given name variant of the French and Latin Antoinette. As a surname, it is most prevalent in Camaroon. Tamunotonye and its shortened version Tonye are Ijaw unisex given names that are promine ...


References

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