Frode
See also: frode
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Fróði, a byname from fróðr (“wise”). Cognate with English Frodo.
Proper noun edit
Frode
- a male given name
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Fróði, originally a byname; from fróðr (“wise”), whence also frod.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Frode m (definite Froden)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Frode”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 955 males with the given name Frode living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 8th February, 2023.