Friðþjófr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”). Maybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poetry) for a fighter. Revived through Esaias Tegnérs Frithjofs saga.

Proper noun

Friðþjófr m (genitive Friðþjófs)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Danish: Frithjof, Frithiof
• Icelandic: Friðþjófur
• Norwegian: Fridtjof, Fridtjov
• Swedish: Fritjof, Fritiof