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View Name: Frodo


FRODO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Literature
PRONOUNCED: FRO-do (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic element frod "wise". This was the name of the hobbit hero in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, who used Old English to translate some hobbit names (Frodo's real name was Maura). In the novel Frodo Baggins was the bearer of the One Ring on the quest to destroy it in Mount Doom.
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