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 Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

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 ...

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. Notable people with the name include: *

Fridolf Heck Fridolf Fabian Heck the surname also rendered as Höök (Scandinavian form) or Fridolf Kirilovich Gek (Russian: Фридольф Кириллович Гек) (December 30, 1836 – July 4, 1904) was a Finnish naval captain, whaler, free trader, ...

, Finnish naval captain, whaler, free trader, and settler in the Russian Ussuri krai *

Fridolf Lundsten Fridolf Vilhelm Lundsten (26 July 1884 – 5 January 1947) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and offici ...

(1884–1947), a Finnish wrestler *

Fridolf Jansson Fridolf Jansson (25 May 1904 – 7 June 1991) was a Sweden, Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party (Sweden), Centre Party. References

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(1904–1991), a Swedish politician * Fridolf Martinsson, a Swedish footballer *

Fridolf Rhudin Fridolf Rhudin (10 October 1895 – 6 March 1935) was a Swedish actor and comedian.(1949''Swedish Men and Women''. Retrieved 2024-10-25. Filmography * ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * '' Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' ( ...

, Swedish actor and comedian *

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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