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What is the meaning of the Norwegian name Tonje?

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What is the meaning of the Norwegian name Tonje?

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Tonje is a dialectal form of the name Torny which is a combination of the name Tor (the English Thor), the Scandinavian god of thunder, and ny , meaning “new”

“New Thor”, in other words.

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