Given name & surname
Fritiof
Fritiof is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish.
Original Old NorseFriðþjófr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Fritiof developed from Friðþjófr.
Fritiof’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Fritiof shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form FRIDTJOF. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Fritiof has a related form in FRIDTJOV. In Swedish usage, Fritiof shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form FRIDTJOV.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fritiof has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Fritiof comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fritiof
- Fritiof Nilsson PiratenSwedish writer (1895-1972)
- Fritiof Billquistactor (1901-1972)
- Fritiof DomöSwedish politician, landowner and county governor (1889–1961)
- Fritiof S. SjöstrandSwedish physician (1912-2011)
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