Given name

Tollak

“Thor, thunder”·“battle, play”

Tollak is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tollak is built from elements meaning “Thor, thunder” and “battle, play”.

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Where it comes from

Tollak comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Þorlákr, built from Old Norse þórr (“Thor, thunder”) + leikr (“battle, play”).

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Tollak’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Tollak has a related form in TORLAK. In Norwegian usage, Tollak has a conventional equivalent in the German form Torlich.

Walk Tollak’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

If you love Tollak, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Tallak

“Thor, thunder” · “battle, play”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Torleik

“Thor, thunder” · “battle, play”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Torlav

Torlav is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Tolo

“grassy spot, small green”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Old Norse

Tooley

“Thor” · “inheritor”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Torald

“follower of Thor”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Toralv

“elf, supernatural being”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Tollakur

Tollakur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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