Given name & surname · also Gaelic, Old Norse
Tormod
“a raan from the north”
Tormod is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a raan from the north.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a raan from the north.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
Tormod’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tormod has a diminutive in Noraidh. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tormod has a conventional equivalent in the English form Norman. Tormod has an English adaptation in Norman.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Tormod
- Tormod KnutsenNorwegian Nordic combined skier (1932–2021)
- Tormod FrostadNorwegian freestyle skierborn 2002
- Tormod HaugenNorwegian children's writer (1945–2008)
- Tormod Hausken JacobsenNorwegian bicycle racerborn 1993
- Tormod KjellsenNorwegian association football player (1894-1978)
- Tormod AndreassenNorwegian male curler and coachborn 1951
- Tormod Kristoffer HustadNorwegian politician (1889–1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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