Tolo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Tole (Danicisation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tuːlu/

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