Tonje is a

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, Norwegian and

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feminine

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that originated from

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as a short form of

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and a variant of Torny that is in use in

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and

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Origin

It has several origins:Nordic Names: Tonje
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)

Notable people

Tonje Angelsen Tonje Angelsen (born 17 January 1990) is a Norwegian high jumper. Angelsen was considered a promising high jumper when she set a Norwegian age record at 1.82 m 16 years old (2006). Her career stalled somewhat because of injury until 2009. In 20 ...

(born 1990), Norwegian high jumper *

Tonje Berglie Tonje Roth Berglie (born 11 August 1992) is a Norwegian female handballer who plays for Larvik HK Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. History Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball depart ...

(born 1992), Norwegian handball player *

Tonje Enkerud Tonje Enkerud (born 21 August 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Viborg HK and the Norwegian national team. She also represented Norway in the 2013 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 4th, and in the 2014 Women's Juni ...

(born 1994), Norwegian handball player * Tonje Hessen Schei (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 Tonje Kristiansen (born 29 September 1967) is a retired Norwegian sailor. She was born in Tønsberg. Along with Ida Andersen she participated in the 470 class The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard ...

(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 Norw ...

(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 Tonje Haug Lerstad (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Sola HK. She is also a part of Norway's national recruit team in handball. She also represented Norway at the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship ...

(born 1996), Norwegian handball player *

Tonje Nøstvold Tonje Nøstvold (born 7 May 1985) is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Sola HK. Previous clubs includes Byåsen HE and FC Midtjylland Håndbold FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a ...

(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 Tonje Strøm (20 April 1937 – 2 November 2010) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of physician Roar Strøm (1901–1958) and Ingeborg Andersen (1901–1966). She was married to sculptor Nils Aas, but the ...

(1937 – 2010), Norwegian painter and illustrator

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Notable people

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