Trygve is a masculine given name most common in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy",Behind the Name: Trygve
/ref> cognate with

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

'' treowe'',

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse form of the name is Tryggvi, e.g.

Tryggve Olafsson Tryggve Olafsson (Old Norse: ''Tryggvi Óláfsson'', Norwegian: ''Tryggve Olavsson'') (born 928 in Ringerike, died 963 in Sotnes, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland, Sweden) was king of Viken, Norway (Vingulmark and Rånrike). Biography Tryggve Olafs ...

. There are 5,951 people with the forename Trygve in Norway in 2009, declining to 5,432 in November 2015. The following people share the forename Trygve: *

Trygve Bendiksby Trygve Bendiksby (1907–1992) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Modum of farmer roots. He finished his secondary education in 1925, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1930. From 1933 he worked as a deputy judge in Nordmøre, and from ...

(1907–1992), Norwegian judge *

Trygve Berge Trygve Berge (born 13 April 1932) is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. ...

(born 1932), Norwegian Olympic downhill skier *

Trygve Bjørgo Trygve Bjørgo (5 January 1916 – 2 March 1997) was a Norwegian educator and lyricist. Biography He was born in Nord-Aurdal, Norway. He attended Valdres People's College and Grimeland School in Oslo. He took a linguistic diploma with Norweg ...

(1916–1997), Norwegian poet and educator *

Trygve Bornø Trygve Bornø (born 2 February 1942) is a retired Norwegian international footballer. Active career His career began in Harstad IL, but he made his name with Skeid where he played 419 matches between 1964 and 1978. VG awarded him the Player ...

(born 1942), Norwegian footballer *

Trygve Braarud Trygve Braarud (15 September 1903 – 9 July 1985) was a Norwegian botanist. He specialized in marine biology, and was affiliated with the University of Oslo for most of his career. Career He was born in Verdal, and had ten older siblings as wel ...

(1903–1985), Norwegian botanist *

Trygve Bratteli (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the No ...

(1910–1984), Norwegian Prime Minister * Trygve Brodahl (1905–1996), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Trygve Brudevold Trygve Brudevold (19 December 1920 – 19 August 2021) was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 Winter Olympics, 195 ...

(1920–2021), Norwegian bobsledder * Trygve Bruvik (born 1952), Norwegian engineer *

Trygve Bull Trygve Friis Bull (13 August 1905 – 16 March 1999) was a Norwegian lecturer and politician. He was a member of Mot Dag in the 1920s and 1930s, and contributed to the magazines ''Mot Dag'', ''Clarté'' and ''Kontakt''. During World War II he ...

(1905–1999), Norwegian lecturer and politician * Trygve Christoffer Busch (1920-1999), Norwegian war hero * Trygve Bøyesen (1886–1963), Norwegian gymnast *

Trygve Dalseg Olaf Trygve Dalseg (15 September 1898 – 12 April 1987) was a Norwegian marketing agent. He was born in Ringebu. He worked for the magazine ''Hjemmet'' and newspaper ''Morgenbladet'' and was also involved in film (directing the now-lost 1923 ...

(1898–1987), Norwegian marketing agent *

Trygve Allister Diesen Trygve Allister Diesen (Trig Diesen) (born 11 July 1967 in Norway) is a TV and film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has mostly worked in Scandinavia and the US. He is partner in the Scandinavian production compantenk.tv Trygve Allister ...

(born 1967), Norwegian film producer and director *

Trygve Gulbranssen Trygve Emanuel Gulbranssen (baptized ''Trygve Emanuel Gulbrandsen''; 15 June 1894 – 10 October 1962) was a Norwegian novelist, businessman and journalist. Gulbranssen is best known for writing the Bjørndal Trilogy – ''Og bakom synger sko ...

(1894–1962), Norwegian novelist *

Trygve Haavelmo Trygve Magnus Haavelmo (13 December 1911 – 28 July 1999), born in Skedsmo, Norway, was an economist whose research interests centered on econometrics. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1989. Biography After attendi ...

(1911–1999), Norwegian economist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Trygve Haugeland Trygve Haugeland (18 March 1914 – 10 December 1998) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. Biography He was born in Lyngdal. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1958, but was not re-elected in 196 ...

(1914–1998), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Helgaker Trygve Helgaker (born August 11, 1953, in Porsgrunn, Norway) is professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Norway. He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, 2005. He has written more than 2 ...

(born 1953), Norwegian professor *

Trygve Hoff :''See Trygve Henrik Hoff for the singer, composer and artist.'' Trygve J. B. Hoff (12 November 1895 – 4 January 1982) born in Kristiana, Norway was a Norwegian businessman, writer and editor of ''Farmand'', the Norwegian business magazine. B ...

(1895–1982), Norwegian businessman and magazine editor *

Trygve Daniel Holmedal Trygve is a masculine given name most common in Norway. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy", cognate with Old English '' treowe'', Old High German ''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese ...

(born 1999), Norwegian physicist *

Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen (born 11 January 1953) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974 and 1982. He scored a total ...

(born 1953), Norwegian footballer *

V. Trygve Jordahl Verner Trygve "V.T." Jordahl (; October 26, 1898 – September 27, 1984) was an Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) District President; he served as a U.S. Army Chaplain,U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850–2010 atabas ...

(1898–1984), American bishop *

Trygve Knudsen Trygve Knudsen (23 June 1897 – 18 January 1968) was a Norwegian philologist, linguist and lexicographer. Personal life Knudsen was born in Tønsberg as the son of lawyer Knud Peder Knudsen (1863–1937) and Henriette von Lachmann Mørc ...

(1897–1968), Norwegian philologist *

Trygve de Lange Trygve de Lange (3 September 1918 – 12 February 1981) was a Norwegian lawyer and secretary-general of Libertas. He was born in Kristiania, took his examen artium in 1937 and the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1941. He edited t ...

(1918–1981), Norwegian lawyer *

Trygve Lie Trygve Halvdan Lie ( , ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegians, Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Nygaardsvold's Cabinet, N ...

(1896–1968), Norwegian politician and first United Nations Secretary General * Trygve Moe (born 1927), Norwegian journalist * Trygve Moe (1920–1998), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Nagell Trygve Nagell or Trygve Nagel (July 13, 1895 in Oslo – January 24, 1988 in Uppsala) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his works on Diophantine equations in number theory. Education and career He was born Nagel and adopted the spelli ...

(1895–1988), Norwegian mathematician *

Trygve Nilsen Trygve Nilsen (26 August 1893 – 5 October 1973) was a Norwegian civil servant and Mayor of Oslo with the Labour Party. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Nils Nilsen (1856-1941) and Eli Johannessen (1858-1 ...

(1893–1973), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Nygaard Trygve Nygaard (born 19 August 1975) is a retired Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway ...

(born 1975), Norwegian footballer *

Trygve Olsen Trygve Jens Asbjørn Olsen (11 November 1921 – 17 April 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Måsøy. Trygve Olsen was the son of Parliament member Johannes Olai Olsen, but was not elected to parliament. I ...

(1921–1979), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Owren Trygve Owren (7 October 1912 – 3 March 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position o ...

(1912–1987), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Pedersen Trygve B. Pedersen (26 July 1884 – 14 August 1967) was a Norwegian sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields tha ...

(1884–1967), Norwegian sailor *

Trygve Reenskaug Trygve Mikkjel Heyerdahl Reenskaug (born 21 June 1930) is a Norwegian computer scientist and professor emeritus of the University of Oslo. He formulated the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern for graphical user interface (GUI) software desi ...

(born 1930), Norwegian computer scientist and professor *

Trygve Rovelstad Trygve A. Rovelstad (September 27, 1903 – June 8, 1990) was an American sculptor and medal designer. Trygve A. Rovelstad was born in Elgin, Illinois, to Norwegian immigrant parents. Rovelstad first studied at Fabyan Villa art studio on ...

(1903–1990), American sculptor * Trygve Røed-Larsen (born 1939), Norwegian physicist *

Trygve Schjøtt Trygve Schjøtt (5 August 1882 – 18 December 1960) was a Norwegian sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that ...

(1882–1960), Norwegian sailor *

Trygve Seim Trygve Seim (born 25 April 1971) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer. He started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD ''Eventyr''. Career Seim was born in Oslo. He studied music at Foss videregåe ...

, Norwegian jazz saxophonist *

Trygve Simonsen Trygve Simonsen (3 September 1937 – 18 April 2011) was a Norwegians, Norwegian politician for the Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party. Career He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the term 1989 ...

(1937–2011), Norwegian politician * Trygve Stangeland (1934–2011), Norwegian businessman *

Trygve Stokstad Trygve Stokstad (25 November 1902 – 26 April 1979) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his f ...

(1902–1979), Norwegian boxer *

Trygve Utheim Trygve Utheim (16 September 1884 – 15 June 1952) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1933 to 1935.Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Trygve Magnus Slagsvold Vedum (born 1 December 1978) is a Norwegian politician who has served as Minister of Finance (Norway), Minister of Finance since 2021. A member of the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party, which he has led since 2014, he has ...

(born 1978), Norwegian politician *

Trygve Wiese Trygve Wiese-Haugland (born 15 March 1985), known by his stage name Wiese (sometimes stylized WIESE, pronounced 'vi:se'), is a Norwegian music producer, DJ and songwriter. Wiese makes commercial electronic music, often in the style of electro h ...

(born 1985), Norwegian singer *

Trygve Wyller Trygve Wyller (born 4 June 1950) is a Norwegian theologian. He was born in Stavanger. He took the cand.mag. degree in 1975, and the cand.theol. degree in 1982. He did not follow a straight academic path, as he worked as a journalist in ''Aftenpost ...

(born 1950), Norwegian theologian

References

{{given name Masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names