{{wiktionary|frode}} '''Frode''' is a Norwegian and Danish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. The name is a derivative of the Old Norse word Fróði meaning wise.<ref name=nanol>{{cite book|author1=Nancy L. Coleman|author2=Olav Veka|title=A Handbook of Scandinavian Names|year=2010|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|page=28|isbn=9780299248338|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/1163}}</ref> It was very common in Denmark in the pre-World War II period and in Norway during the 1970s.<ref name=nanol/>
Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== ===A–H=== * Frode Alfheim (born 1967), Norwegian trade unionist * Frode Alnæs (born 1959), Norwegian musician * Frode Andresen (born 1973), Norwegian biathlete * Frode Barth (born 1968), Norwegian musician * Frode Berg (born 1971), Norwegian musician * Frode Berge (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Frode Birkeland (born 1972), Norwegian football player and coach * Frode Bjerkholt (1894–1974), Norwegian football player * Frode Alfson Bjørdal (born 1960), Norwegian academic * Frode Bovim (born 1977), Norwegian sailor * Frode Elsness (born 1973), Norwegian chess player * Frode Estil (born 1972), Norwegian cross-country skier * Frode Fjellheim (born 1959), Norwegian yoiker and musician * Frode Gjerstad (born 1948), Norwegian musician * Frode Glesnes (born 1974), Norwegian musician * Frode Granhus (1965–2017), Norwegian author * Frode Grodås (born 1964), Norwegian football player and coach * Frode Grytten (born 1960), Norwegian writer and journalist * Frode Hagen (born 1974), Norwegian handball player * Frode Haltli (born 1975), Norwegian accordion player * Frode Hansen, multiple people * Frode Håre (born 1972), Norwegian ski jumper * Frode Helgerud (born 1950), Norwegian businessperson and politician
===J–Z=== * Frode Jacobsen (born 1974), Norwegian musician * Frode Jacobsen (politician) (born 1968), Norwegian politician * Frode Jakobsen (1906–1997), Danish writer and politician * Frode Johnsen (born 1974), Norwegian football player * Frode Kippe (born 1978), Norwegian football player * Frode Kirkebjerg (1888–1975), Danish equestrian * Frode Kjekstad (born 1974), Norwegian musician * Frode Kristoffersen (1931–2016), Danish journalist and politician * Frode Kyvåg (born 1945), Norwegian handball coach and sports official * Frode Lafton (born 1976), Norwegian football player * Frode Lillefjell (born 1968), Norwegian cross-country skier and coach * Frode Løberg (born 23 January 1963), Norwegian biathlete * Frode Moen (born 1969), Norwegian Nordic combined skier. * Frode Nilsen (1923–2016), Norwegian diplomat * Frode Nymo (born 1975), Norwegian musician * Frode Olsen (born 1967), Norwegian football player * Frode Onarheim (1900–1985), Norwegian military officer and businessperson * Frode Øverli (born 1968), Norwegian cartoonist * Frode Rinnan (1905–1997), Norwegian architect and politician * Frode Saugestad (born 1974), Norwegian literary scholar * Frode Scheie (born 1967), Norwegian handball player and coach * Frode Søby (born 1935), Danish chess player * Frode Sørensen, multiple people * Frode Syvertsen (born 1963), Norwegian speed skater * Frode Thingnæs (1940–2012), Norwegian musician * Frode Thomassen (born 1967), Norwegian football player * Frode Urkedal (born 1993), Norwegian chess player
===Middle name=== * Hans Frode Asmyhr (born 1970), Norwegian lawyer and politician * Hein Frode Hansen (born 1972), Norwegian musician * Jan Frode Andersen (born 1972), Norwegian tennis player * Leif Frode Onarheim (1934–2021), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Stig Frode Henriksen (born 1975), Norwegian actor
==Surname== * Cecilia Frode (born 1970), Swedish actress * Lukas Fröde (born 1995), German football player
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==References== {{Reflist}}
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