Folke

See also: folke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Folki.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²folçə/, /²folkə/
(thick L) IPA^(key): /²folɽçə/, /²folɽkə/

Proper noun

Folke m (definite Folken)

a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

Folkestad

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Folke”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse Folki, short form of names beginning with the element Folk- "people"; cognate to a medieval English given name surviving in the surnames Fulk, Fulke, Fawkes etc.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Folke c (genitive Folkes)

a male given name

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