Fridolf is a masculine given name. It is originally a compound of the
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
words (''peace'') and (''wolf''). The
Runic Danish accusative word may have a connection, although no parallel is attested in the
history
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...
of
Swedish.
Notable people with the name include:
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Fridolf Heck, Finnish naval captain, whaler, free trader, and settler in the Russian Ussuri krai
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Fridolf Lundsten (1884–1947), a Finnish wrestler
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Fridolf Jansson (1904–1991), a Swedish politician
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Fridolf Martinsson, a Swedish footballer
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Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor and comedian
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Johan Fridolf Hagfors
Johan Fridolf Hagfors (11 March 1857 – 18 August 1931) was a Finnish newspaper publisher, music critic and composer, most known for having composed the two songs ''Modersmålets sång'' (The mother tongue's song) and ''Ålänningens sång'' ...
(1857–1931), a Swedish newspaper publisher and composer
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German masculine given names
Masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names