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)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• Folkestad

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Folke”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 103

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)

1. a male given name