Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Fridtjof Nansen

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Fridtjof

  1. a male given name

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Fridtjof

  1. a male given name, variant of Fridtjov