Ronja

English

Alternative forms

• Ronia, Ronya

Etymology

• Swedish Ronja
• Russian Роня (Ronja)

Proper noun

Ronja (plural Ronjas)

1. A female given name, variant of Ronia
   1. A female given name from Swedish, variant of Ronia
   2. A female given name from Russian, variant of Ronia

Faroese

Proper noun

Ronja f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Ronja: Ronjuson
• daughter of Ronja: Ronjudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ronja
Accusative	Ronju
Dative	Ronju
Genitive	Ronju

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Ronja in the early 1980s (Astrid Lindgren's book was translated into Finnish in 1981).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈronjɑ/, [ˈro̞njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ron‧ja

Proper noun

Ronja

1. a female given name of modern usage

Declension

Inflection of Ronja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Ronja	Ronjat
genitive		Ronjan	Ronjien
partitive		Ronjaa	Ronjia
illative		Ronjaan	Ronjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ronja	Ronjat
accusative	nom.	Ronja	Ronjat
	gen.	Ronjan
genitive		Ronjan	Ronjien Ronjainrare
partitive		Ronjaa	Ronjia
inessive		Ronjassa	Ronjissa
elative		Ronjasta	Ronjista
illative		Ronjaan	Ronjiin
adessive		Ronjalla	Ronjilla
ablative		Ronjalta	Ronjilta
allative		Ronjalle	Ronjille
essive		Ronjana	Ronjina
translative		Ronjaksi	Ronjiksi
abessive		Ronjatta	Ronjitta
instructive		—	Ronjin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ronja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ronjani Ronjani accusative nom. Ronjani Ronjani gen. Ronjani genitive Ronjani Ronjieni Ronjainirare partitive Ronjaani Ronjiani inessive Ronjassani Ronjissani elative Ronjastani Ronjistani illative Ronjaani Ronjiini adessive Ronjallani Ronjillani ablative Ronjaltani Ronjiltani allative Ronjalleni Ronjilleni essive Ronjanani Ronjinani translative Ronjakseni Ronjikseni abessive Ronjattani Ronjittani instructive — — comitative — Ronjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ronjasi Ronjasi accusative nom. Ronjasi Ronjasi gen. Ronjasi genitive Ronjasi Ronjiesi Ronjaisirare partitive Ronjaasi Ronjiasi inessive Ronjassasi Ronjissasi elative Ronjastasi Ronjistasi illative Ronjaasi Ronjiisi adessive Ronjallasi Ronjillasi ablative Ronjaltasi Ronjiltasi allative Ronjallesi Ronjillesi essive Ronjanasi Ronjinasi translative Ronjaksesi Ronjiksesi abessive Ronjattasi Ronjittasi instructive — — comitative — Ronjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ronjamme Ronjamme accusative nom. Ronjamme Ronjamme gen. Ronjamme genitive Ronjamme Ronjiemme Ronjaimmerare partitive Ronjaamme Ronjiamme inessive Ronjassamme Ronjissamme elative Ronjastamme Ronjistamme illative Ronjaamme Ronjiimme adessive Ronjallamme Ronjillamme ablative Ronjaltamme Ronjiltamme allative Ronjallemme Ronjillemme essive Ronjanamme Ronjinamme translative Ronjaksemme Ronjiksemme abessive Ronjattamme Ronjittamme instructive — — comitative — Ronjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ronjanne Ronjanne accusative nom. Ronjanne Ronjanne gen. Ronjanne genitive Ronjanne Ronjienne Ronjainnerare partitive Ronjaanne Ronjianne inessive Ronjassanne Ronjissanne elative Ronjastanne Ronjistanne illative Ronjaanne Ronjiinne adessive Ronjallanne Ronjillanne ablative Ronjaltanne Ronjiltanne allative Ronjallenne Ronjillenne essive Ronjananne Ronjinanne translative Ronjaksenne Ronjiksenne abessive Ronjattanne Ronjittanne instructive — — comitative — Ronjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ronjansa Ronjansa accusative nom. Ronjansa Ronjansa gen. Ronjansa genitive Ronjansa Ronjiensa Ronjainsarare partitive Ronjaansa Ronjiaan Ronjiansa inessive Ronjassaan Ronjassansa Ronjissaan Ronjissansa elative Ronjastaan Ronjastansa Ronjistaan Ronjistansa illative Ronjaansa Ronjiinsa adessive Ronjallaan Ronjallansa Ronjillaan Ronjillansa ablative Ronjaltaan Ronjaltansa Ronjiltaan Ronjiltansa allative Ronjalleen Ronjallensa Ronjilleen Ronjillensa essive Ronjanaan Ronjanansa Ronjinaan Ronjinansa translative Ronjakseen Ronjaksensa Ronjikseen Ronjiksensa abessive Ronjattaan Ronjattansa Ronjittaan Ronjittansa instructive — — comitative — Ronjineen Ronjinensa

Statistics

• Ronja is the 139^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,312 female individuals (and as a middle name to 411 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Jarno, Norja, norja, orjan

German

Proper noun

Ronja

1. a female given name from Swedish

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ronja

1. a female given name of Swedish origin

Swedish

Etymology

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. Роня is a Russian pet form of several male and female given names, but the name Ronja was very rare in Scandinavia and Germany until 1981.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ronja c (genitive Ronjas)

1. a female given name used in Sweden since 1981

Descendants

• English: Ronja, Ronya, Ronia
• Danish: Ronja
• Faroese: Ronja
• Finnish: Ronja
• German: Ronja
• Norwegian: Ronja

Further reading

• Ronia the Robber's Daughter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia