Given name
Fridtjof
Fridtjof is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseFriðþjófr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Fridtjof developed from Friðþjófr.
Fridtjof’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Fridtjof shares a linguistic root with the Danish form FRITHJOF. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Fridtjof has a related form in FRIDTJOV. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Fridtjof has a related form in FRIDTJOV.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fridtjof has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Fridtjof comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Fridtjof
- Fridtjof NansenNorwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
- Fridtjof Backer-GrøndahlNorwegian musician (1885–1959)
- Fridtjof MjøenNorwegian actor and director (1897-1967)
- Fridtjof PaulsenNorwegian speed skater (1895–1988)
- Fridtjof Frank GundersenNorwegian politician (1934–2011)
- Fridtjof TischendorfNorwegian snowboarderborn 1997
- Fridtjof RøinåsNorwegian cyclistborn 1994
- Fridtjof JoensenDanish sculptor1920–1988
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“lord”
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“wise, clever”
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