61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈfrɪt.ɕɔf/(Swedish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the Old Norse name Friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsfriðr + þjófrVariantsFritiof(Swedish) Fridtjof(Norwegian) Other Languages & CulturesFriðþjófr(Old Norse) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal natural strong rough strange complex Categories crime, How to Train Your Dragon characters, peace, rare Norwegian, rare Swedish