Tolo

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Tole (Danicisation)

Etymology

From Old Norse Tólóm, dative of Tólár pl. First part from  n (grassy spot); the second part -lár is less certain and may come from the plural of  f (meadow) or  f.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tolo f pl

  1. A farm in Kvam, Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway
  2. a surname

References

  • Oluf Rygh (1910) “Tole”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 11, page 497
  • Olav Veka (2000) “Tolo”, in Norsk etternamnleksikon, page 436