Given name & surname · also Middle English
Thorold
“follower of Thor”
Thorold is a variant of Thorald. One interpretation is “follower of Thor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thorold is a variant of Thorald. One interpretation is “follower of Thor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Thorold comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Thorold’s family of names
Thorold has a related form in Thorald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Thorold
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Similar names
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