Given name

Þórður

“Thor”·“peace”

Þórður is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Þórður is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “peace”.

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Where it comes from

Þórður comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Þórðr.

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ÞórðurThordur

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Old Norse

Oddur

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Germanic

Össur

Össur is a masculine given name, probably from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Þóroddur

“Thor” · “ord, point”

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Old Norse

Þórir

Þórir is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.

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Germanic

Ólavur

Ólavur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Þorvaldur

“Thor” · “rule”

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Old Norse

Ólafur

Ólafur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Þorgrímur

“thunder”

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Sibling ideas

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