Given name
Thorolf
“thor's wolf”
Thorolf is used as a given name. One interpretation is “thor's wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “thor's wolf.”
Thorolf’s family of names
Thorolf has a related form in Thorolfe. Thorolf has a related form in Thorulf. Thorolf has a related form in Thorulfe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Thorolf
- Thorolf RaftoNorwegian activist and academic (1922-1986)
- Thorolf HolmboeNorwegian painter, illustrator and designer. (1866-1935)
- Thorolf VogtNorwegian geologist and professor (1888-1958)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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“protected by Thor”
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“thor's bear”
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Thorbert
“shining with the glory of Thor”
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Geirolf
“the wolf spear”
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Leidolf
“a descendant of the wolf”
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Gunnolf
“a warrior wolf”
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Thialfi
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Thor
Thor is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in English, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Icelandic, and 1 other language.
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