Fridtjof
Origin
Old Norse
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“Old Norse, literally peace-thief, from a saga hero; famously borne by Fridtjof Nansen, Arctic explorer and Nobel Peace Prize winner.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Fridtjof does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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