Given name · also Old Norse

Þor

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Þor comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz.

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ÞorÞór

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Sibling ideas

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