Given name

Týr

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Týr comes from Old Norse.

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Týr’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Týr has a feminine form in Týra.

Walk Týr’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Týrur

“Týr, Tiw”

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>99% boys

Old Norse

Ægir

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

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Old Norse

Teitur

“glad, cheerful, merry, gay”

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Old Norse

Tuure

Tuure is a masculine given name from Old Swedish, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.

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>99% boys

Dutch

Tord

“one who is peaceful”

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Old Norse

Targeir

“thunder” · “spear”

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>99% boys

Old Norse

Tórður

“Thor” · “peace”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Tórur

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

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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