Fridtjof
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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
- a male given name
References edit
- Fridtjof on the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia.Wikipedia nb
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
- a male given name, variant of Fridtjov