Tolv

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Tóv (Telemark, Setesdal)

Etymology

From Þolfr, Þólfr, a contraction of Þórolfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*þunrawulfaʀ), from *Þunraz (“thunder”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”). Doublet of Torolv and Torulv.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tolv/, /toɽv/
Homophone: tolv (“twelve”) (in some dialects)
Hyphenation: Tòlv

Proper noun

Tolv m (definite Tolven)

a male given name from Old Norse

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Tolv”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Ivar Aasen (1878), Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 40

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