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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.^[1]

Origin

It has several origins:^[2]

• 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