View Message

New Post
Search
Help
Archives

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

Re: Ronja the robbers daughter
by Öllegård (guest)
5/9/2001, 5:50 PM
in reply to a message by Selwyn
To get the right pronounciation, it would have to be spelt Ronia or Ronya in English. Maybe Mike C could put up this name? Astrid Lindgren invented the name from a river.
Reply
vote up1vote down

Replies

- Caroline (guest)   +1
5/10/2001, 7:29 AM
My sisters name is Ronja. Astrid Lindgren invented the name from a river ? How ?Carrie
Reply
vote up1vote down
- Öllegård (guest)
5/10/2001, 7:21 PM
The river is called something like JuRONJAurenkote (a Lappish name) in the far north of Sweden. Presumably b/c she found the scenery among the mountains beautiful.I think Ronja may appear in other languages also, then having another meaning. As a Russian nn for Veronica , for instance?
Reply
vote up1vote down
- Selwyn (guest)
5/9/2001, 6:04 PM
True butCarrie spelt the name she had in mind with a "j" and since Astrid Lindgren seems to do the same I found the parallel would be more striking if I used a "j" too.
Reply
vote up1vote down