Tonne (name)
Tonne, Tønne, or Tönne are Norwegian masculine given names that are diminutive forms of the name Antonius and an alternative form of the name Tönius in Norway,[1][2] while Þonne is an Old Norse feminine given name that is an alternate form of Torny in use in Denmark, coastal Iceland, parts of Norway, Sweden, England, France and Scotland.[3] As a surname, it is a German name originating from Bavaria deriving from the German word for forest (tan).[4] They may refer to the following people:
Given name
- Tønne Huitfeldt (1625–1677), Norwegian military officer and landowner
Surname
- Erik Tønne (born 1991), Norwegian footballer
- Estas Tonne (born 1975), Ukrainian guitarist
- Kåre Tønne, mayor of Trondheim
- Lisa Tønne, Norwegian comedian
- Tore Tønne, Norwegian politician
- Wolfgang Tonne, German World War II fighter pilot
- Wulfhilda Tonne, character from Strike Witches
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Tonne
- All pages with titles containing Tonne
- Tonne (disambiguation)
- Toine
- Tonie
- Tonnie
- Tonny (disambiguation)
- Tonnes (name)
Notes
- "Tønne". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Tönne". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Þonne". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- "Tonne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". Houseofnames.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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