Fridtjof

Fridtjof is a male given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

The name comes from the Old Norse and consists of the parts frid (peace) and tjof (prince).

variants

Friedjof, Fridjof, Fridtjof, Frithjof , Fritjof

Famous name bearers

Fridtjof

• Fridtjof Kelber (* 1938), German politician
• Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), Norwegian zoologist, polar researcher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• Fridtjof Paumgarten (1903–1986), Austrian cross-country skier, ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
• Fridtjof Schliephacke (1930–1991), German architect

Frithjof

• Frithjof Bergmann (* 1930), Austrian-American philosopher
• Frithjof Haas (1922–2013), German conductor and musicologist
• Frithjof Kleen (* 1983), German sailor
• Frithjof Kühn (* 1943), German politician
• Frithjof Elmo Porsch (1924–2015), German writer
• Frithjof Prydz (1943–1992), Norwegian ski jumper and tennis player
• Frithjof Schmidt (* 1953), German politician
• Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998), orientalist and religious philosopher
• Frithjof Vierock (* 1943), German actor

Fritjof

• Fritjof Capra (* 1939), Austrian systems theorist, physicist and philosopher
• Fritjof Haft (* 1940), German legal scholar
• Fritjof Hillén (1893–1977), Swedish football player
• Fritjof Meyer (* 1932), German political scientist and journalist
• Fritjof von Nordenskjöld (* 1938), German diplomat
• Fritjof Svensson (1896–1961), Swedish wrestler

See also

• Fridtjof Island , island in the Palmer Archipelago in Antarctica
• Fridtjof-Sund , strait off the north-western tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
• Frithjofssage , old Norse hero legend
• Mount Fridtjof Nansen , highest mountain in the Queen Maud Mountains in the Antarctic Ross Dependency
• Frithioff