Given name
Valtjov
Valtjov is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseValþjófr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Old Norse Valþjófr, built from Norwegian Nynorsk val + tjov.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Valtjov’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Valtjov shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Walþeof. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Valtjov has a related form in Valtjuv. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Valtjov continues an earlier form in Valþjófr.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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