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GirlIcelandic language family

Ronja

Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden.

Quick answer

Ronja is a girl name.

GenderGirl
Language familyIcelandic

Meaning and history

Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. Lindgren used it in her 1981 book Ronia the Robber's Daughter ( Ronia is the English translation).

Notes and context

Usage: swedish, finnish