Given name
Tryggve
Tryggve is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish.
Original Old NorseTryggvi
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Tryggve developed from TRYGGVI.
Tryggve’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Tryggve shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian form Trygve. Tryggve has a related form in Trygve. In Swedish usage, Tryggve developed from the Old Norse form TRYGGVI.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
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 Tryggve
- Tryggve OlafssonNorwegian petty king930–963
- Tryggve AndersenNorwegian writer (1866–1920)
- Tryggve LarssenNorwegian actor (1887–1967)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tryggve, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Trygvi
“trusty”
>99% boys
Trym
“noise, uproar”
>99% boys
Sigve
“victory” · “wood”
>99% boys
Thyge
Thyge is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Danish.
>99% boys
Trollope
“supernatural being, imp”
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Tráin
Tráin is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Truls
“Thor”
>99% boys
Threlkeld
“serf, slave”
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