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[Facts] Re: Ronja the robbers daughter
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.
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My sisters name is Ronja. Astrid Lindgren invented the name from a river ? How ?Carrie
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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?
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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.
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