Fridtjov

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Fridtjov

  1. a male given name, variant of Fridtjof

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Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Friðþjófr, equivalent to fred +‎ tjov. Revived through 19th century literature, but commonly reanalysed as Fridt-jov rather than Frid-tjov, resulting in a pronunciation unexpected of such a compound. Cognate with Icelandic Friðþjófur, Swedish Fritiof and Danish Frithjof.

Pronunciation

  • (from the variant Fridtjof) IPA(key): /ˈfrit.jof/, /ˈfrit.ti.of/
  • (expected, but unattested) IPA(key): /²frɪː.çuːv/, ,
  • Hyphenation: fridt‧jov, frid‧tjov

Proper noun

Fridtjov m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse
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