Given name
Thorleif
“Thor”
Thorleif is a masculine given name. It is used in Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thorleif is a form of Torleif. Torleif means “Thor" + "heir.”
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Where it comes from
Thorleif is a form of Torleif. Torleif comes from Old Norse.
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Thorleif’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Thorleif has a related form in TORLEIF.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Thorleif
- Thorleif HaugNordic skier (1894-1934)
- Thorleif SchjelderupNorwegian ski jumper (1920-2006)
- Thorleif Holbyesailor1883–1959
- Thorleif Kristoffersensailor (1900-1971)
- Thorleif LundNorwegian actor (1880-1956)
- Thorleif Schjelderup-EbbeNorwegian zoologist (1894–1976)
- Thorleif AndresenNorwegian cyclist1945–2022
- Thorleif VangenNorwegian cross-country skier (1920-1996)
- Thorleif OlsenNorwegian association football player (1921-1996)
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