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Maybe a feminine form of Ronald, a made up name based on Sonja (just with the R replacing the S), or a variant of Rhonda?

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Miranda

It reminds of a female form of Aaron, or of a nickname of Ruchel, linke Runka.

Hi Leona,

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Ronja is a name invented by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for her book "Ronja Rövardotter" - English translation: Ronia, the Robber's Daughter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0140317201/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-4937887-2190248#reader-link

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Astrid Lindgren was searching for a name for her main character, looked on a map of northern Sweden and found the Sami name of a lake "Juronjaure". She cut off "Ju-" and "-ure" and had invented a new name!

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Regards, Satu

Ronja obviously has two independant sources:
- According to the Astrid Lindgren biography by Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt, Lindgren took the name from a map of northern Sweden, there it is a mountain called AnRONJAkåtan.
- In Russia Ronja is a pet form either of Weronika or of Roxana.
It looks like Mrs. Lindgren was not aware of this.

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Andy ;—)

Maybe a Dane can help out here...

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It's prn the same way in Denmark as it is in Sweden. Since the two languages is roughly the same.

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Ronja is prn RON-yah.

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- Charlie (Who loved this book as a child. And the TV serie for kids that was made.)

This message was edited 9/10/2004, 2:59 PM

Thanks everyone!!!

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Thanks for all the help for those of you who answered.