Given name & surname · also Norse
Frode
“a wise man”
Frode is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a wise man.”
Original Old NorseFróði
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a wise man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
In Danish usage, Frode developed from Fróði.
Frode’s family of names
In Danish usage, Frode developed from the Old Norse form Fróði. Frode has a related form in Froad. Frode has a related form in Froade.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Frode
- Frode JohnsenNorwegian association football playerborn 1974
- Frode GrodåsNorwegian association football player and coachborn 1964
- Frode EstilNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1972
- Frode AndresenNorwegian biathleteborn 1973
- Fróði BenjaminsenFaroese footballerborn 1977
- Frode OlsenNorwegian footballerborn 1967
- Frode KippeNorwegian footballerborn 1978
- Frode SørensenDanish cyclist (1912-1980)
- Frode GryttenNorwegian writer and journalistborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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