Antje

Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.

People

• Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist
• Antje Blumenthal (born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union
• Antje Boetius (born 1967), German marine biologist
• Antje Buschschulte (born 1978), German swimmer
• Antje Duvekot (born 1976), singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts
• Antje Danielson (born 1957), German-born American geochemist, co-founder of Zipcar
• Antje Frank (born 1968), German rower
• Antje Garden (1951–1993), German television presenter
• Antje Gleichfeld (born 1938), German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres
• Antje Harvey (born 1967), German cross country skier and biathlete
• Antje Huber (1924–2015), German Minister for Youth, Family and Health
• Antje Jackelén (born 1955), Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala
• Antje-Katrin Kühnemann (born 1945), German medical doctor and TV presenter of health related programs
• Antje Angela Malestein (born 1993), Dutch handball player
• Antje Geertje "Ans" Markus (born 1947), Dutch painter
• Antje Möldner-Schmidt (born 1984), German middle-distance runner
• Antje Nikola Mönning (born 1978), German actress
• Antje Paarlberg (1808–1885), Dutch emigrant to the United States, inspiration for the novel "So Big"
• Antje Elisabeth "Anne" van Schuppen (born 1960), Dutch long-distance runner
• Antje Stille (born 1961), East German swimmer
• Antje Rávic Strubel (born 1974), German writer
• Antje Traue (born 1981), German actress
• Antje Vollmer (1943–2023), German Green Party politician
• Antje Vowinckel (born 1964), German radio artist and musician
• Antje Weithaas (born 1966), German classical violinist
• Antje Zöllkau (born 1963), East German javelin thrower

Fictional

• Frau Antje, fictional Dutch character used in the advertising of Dutch cheese in Germany

See also

• All pages with titles containing Antje
• Annie, an alternative diminutive of Anna

References