Fridtjof

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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

References[edit]

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