Ronja.
a female given name used in Sweden since 1981
Meaning & usage
a female given name used in Sweden since 1981
Where this word comes from
Coined by Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of the children's book Ronja rövardotter (1981) by taking the middle letters of Juronjaure, the Sami name of a lake in north Sweden, said to mean "lake by a hill". Lindgren was obviously looking for something that sounded familiar, like Sonja, a well established name in Sweden by 1981. Another similar name is Роня (Ronja), a Russian pet form of several male and female given names, but the name Ronja was very rare in Sweden until the book was published.
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