Type Word Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "thief" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsWaltheof(Anglo-Saxon) Waldo(English) Fridtjof, Fritjof(Norwegian) Friðþjófr, Valþjófr(Old Norse) Fritiof, Fritjof(Swedish) Surname DescendantWaldo(English) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 539.