Bottolf

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Botolv variant Etymology nb ine-pro *bʰed- nb wĺ̥kʷos Ivar Aasen noted in 1878 that nb Botolv was commonly pronounced with open o in both syllables and was therefore often written Bottolf. The underlying name ultimately continues nb non Bótólfr, a variant of non Bótulfr. The Old Norse name is formed from non bót remedy, help, improvement and non úlfr wolf, literally “remedy-wolf”. The first element is from nb gem-pro *bōtō improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement, ultimately from nb ine-pro *bʰed- to improve, make better. The second element is from nb gem-pro *wulfaz wolf, ultimately from nb ine-pro *wĺ̥kʷos wolf. Pronunciation nb /²bɔtː.ɔlf/ [²bɔtː.ɔlf] nb ɔtːɔlf 2 nb Bot tolf Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Old Norse Usage notes The spelling nb Bottolf reflects a traditional Norwegian pronunciation of the name with open o in both syllables. Ivar Aasen recorded that this pronunciation frequently led to the spelling nb Bottolf rather than nb Botolv. nb Bottolf is an old Norwegian name form, although it is now very rare. Derived terms nb Bottolfsen patronymic surname Statistics Store norske leksikon reports that approximately 30 men born in Norway had nb Bottolf as their sole or first given name during the period 1900–2017.https://snl.no/Bottolf_-_mannsnamn Bottolf – mannsnamn Gulbrand Alhaug Store norske leksikon 3 February 2026 nn https://web.archive.org/web/20260915060052/https://snl.no/Bottolf_-_mannsnamn 15 September 2026 A 2025 study based on Statistics Norway name statistics reports 4 bearers of nb Bottolf in Norway in 2025.Solveig Wikstrøm 2025 Kunstprodukt eller ny tradisjon? Revisjoner av den norske navnedagskalenderen 2009–2026 Namn og nemne 42 57 nb References Aasen, Ivar (1878), Norsk Navnebog eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne, Christiania: Malling. https://www.nordicnames.de/w/index.php?title=Bottolf&oldid=393514 Bottolf Nordic Names 29 December 2019