Given name & surname
Torgny
“the sound of weaponry”
Torgny is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the sound of weaponry.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “the sound of weaponry.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Torgny developed from Þorgnýr.
Torgny’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Torgny developed from the Old Norse form Þorgnýr. Torgny has a related form in Torgnea. Torgny has a related form in Torgnee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Torgny
- Torgny LindgrenSwedish writer (1938-2017)
- Torgny MogrenSwedish cross-country skierborn 1963
- Torgny SegerstedtScholar of comparative religion; publicist (1876–1945)
- Torgny Anderbergactor, film director1919–2000
- Torgny T:son SegerstedtSwedish academic (1908–1999)
- Torgny WickmanSwedish film director1911–1997
- Torgny Säve-SöderberghSwedish egyptologist and archaeologist (1914-1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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