Given name
Torgeir
“Thor”·“spear”
Torgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål, Faroese, and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torgeir is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “spear”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Torgeir shares an earlier linguistic root with Torger. An origin associated with Torger is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old Norse Þórgeirr, built from Old Norse Þórr + geirr (“spear”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Torgeir’s family of names
In Danish usage, Torgeir shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form THORGEIR. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Torgeir has a related form in Terje. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Torgeir has a related form in Terje.
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Around the world
Torgeir has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 11
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 Torgeir
- Torgeir BrandtzægNorwegian ski jumperborn 1941
- Torgeir BrynNorwegian basketball player (born 1964)
- Torgeir BørvenNorwegian association football playerborn 1991
- MyllargutenNorwegian musician (1801-1872)
- Torgeir MicaelsenNorwegian politicianborn 1979
- Torgeir Anderssen-RysstNorwegian politician (1888-1958)
- TeebeeNorwegian musician, composer and disc jockeyborn 1976
- Torgeir Knag FylkesnesNorwegian politicianborn 1975
- Torgeir BergremNorwegian snowboarderborn 1991
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