Fridolin
Fridolin is a male given name that comes from Old High German and means "the kingdom of peace". It is also a diminutive of Friedrich . The name occurs particularly in the German- speaking area.
variants
Well-known namesake
Historical people
- Fridolin von Säckingen († 538), missionary and monastery founder and saint
- Stephan Fridolin (~ 1430–1498), Franciscan
People of the modern age
- Fridolin Aichner (1912–1987), German-Moravian teacher and writer
- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (* 1960), Congolese religious, Archbishop of Kinshasa
- Fridolin Anderwert (1828–1880), Swiss politician
- Fridolin Beeler (1921–1943), Swiss traitor (executed)
- Fridolin Bosch (1889–1964), German architect
- Fridolin Dallinger (* 1933), Austrian composer, music teacher and painter
- Fridolin Dietsche (1861–1908), German sculptor
- Fridolin Fassbind (1821–1893), Swiss hotelier and politician
- Fridolin von Freythall (1832–1903), Austrian homeland poet
- Otto Fridolin Fritzsche (1812–1896), German Protestant theologian
- Fridolin Gallati (1885–1987), Swiss entrepreneur
- Fridolin Glarner (1762–1849), Swiss entrepreneur
- Fridolin Gnädinger (1921–2009), German veterinarian and beekeeper
- Fridolin Hauser (1912–1987), Swiss politician
- Fridolin Heurich (1878–1960), German politician
- Fridolin Hofer (1861–1940), Swiss poet
- Fridolin Huber (1809–1886), Swiss entrepreneur and politician
- Fridolin Krasser (1863–1922), Austrian paleobotanist
- Fridolin Laager (1883–1975), Swiss politician
- Fridolin Leiber (1843–1912), German painter
- Fridolin Mann (* 1940), German-speaking psychologist and writer
- Fridolin Mück (1875–1949), Austrian politician
- Fridolin Karl Puhr (1913–?), SS-Hauptsturmführer and concentration camp troop doctor
- Fridolin Roth (1839–1920), Swiss politician
- Fridolin Rothermel (1895–1955), Bavarian politician and representative of farmers' associations
- Fridolin Sandberger (1826–1898), German geologist and mineralogist
- Fridolin Schley (* 1976), German writer
- Fridolin Schuler (1832–1903), Swiss pediatrician
- Fridolin von Senger and Etterlin (1891–1963), German officer
- Fridolin Karl Leopold Spenner (1798–1841), German botanist
- Fridolin Stier (1902–1981), German Catholic theologian
- Fridolin Tschudi (1912–1966), Swiss writer
Fictional people
- Fridolin Schlömpel from Sims 3 or Sims 4 Let's Play by Gronkh
- Fridolin, protagonist Arthur Schnitzler's dream novel
Others
- Many French called the German occupiers "Fridolins" during the occupation period 1940–1944.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eberle GmbH advertising agency GWA: Name Fridolin | Meaning, origin | First name Fridolin - babyclub.de. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Michael Jürgs : Code name Hélène: Churchill's secret agent Nancy Wake and her fight against the Gestapo in France. Bertelsmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 9783570101421 . Page 43.