Rolv
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Rolf (newer borrowing from the Old Norse written form)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Hrólfr, from *Hróðolfr, *Hróðulfʀ, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz. Cognate with Faroese Rólvur, Icelandic Hrólfur, German Rudolf and English Rudolph.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rolv m
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 295
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 479 males with the given name Rolv living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1930. Accessed on 9th December, 2022.
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/olv
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/oɽv
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with homophones
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse