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Hello. I was wondering what the real meaning of the name Ronja is.
I know that there's this theory that Astrid Lindgren invented it for her book (a lovely book which I own myself). But this seems kind of impossible as this name had already been used in another book way before Lindgren's book was released.
I think that it comes from Veronika or Roxana (Russian pet form). I know it's not popular in Russia but I know of many names with a German origin that aren't popular or even heard of in Germany so I think this theory that it comes from Veronika makes sense.
I also read that it comes from the Hebrew name Ronia which means "my song" or "my joy".
Another theory is that it comes from the name Ronald.
So is there any way to tell what it really means ?
Oh and I was kind of interested if Lindgren states in her book (the Swedish version) whether she got the name from the name of a lake or the name of a hut. In the German version of her autobiography (I'm not exactly sure) but I think she said it came from the name of a traditional Swedish hut (small house). But now I've read many times that she got it from the name of a lake. Which version is true ? I mean she didn't really invent it as it was already there but I'm kind of interested in where she got it from as she thought she'd invented it.
I know that there's this theory that Astrid Lindgren invented it for her book (a lovely book which I own myself). But this seems kind of impossible as this name had already been used in another book way before Lindgren's book was released.
I think that it comes from Veronika or Roxana (Russian pet form). I know it's not popular in Russia but I know of many names with a German origin that aren't popular or even heard of in Germany so I think this theory that it comes from Veronika makes sense.
I also read that it comes from the Hebrew name Ronia which means "my song" or "my joy".
Another theory is that it comes from the name Ronald.
So is there any way to tell what it really means ?
Oh and I was kind of interested if Lindgren states in her book (the Swedish version) whether she got the name from the name of a lake or the name of a hut. In the German version of her autobiography (I'm not exactly sure) but I think she said it came from the name of a traditional Swedish hut (small house). But now I've read many times that she got it from the name of a lake. Which version is true ? I mean she didn't really invent it as it was already there but I'm kind of interested in where she got it from as she thought she'd invented it.
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