Fridtjof

Norwegian Bokmål

Fridtjof Nansen

Alternative forms

• Fridtjov

Etymology

From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Swedish Fritiof and Danish Frithjof.

Proper noun

Fridtjof

1. a male given name

References

• Fridtjof on the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Friðþjófr where <f> has been misinterpreted as /f/. Compare the semi-learned Fridtjov, Fredtjov and Fridtjuv.

Proper noun

Fridtjof

1. a male given name, variant of Fridtjov