Given name
Torvald
“Thor”·“wielder, ruler”
Torvald is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torvald is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “wielder, ruler”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
From Old Norse Þorvaldr, built from Old Norse Þórr + valdr (“wielder, ruler”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Torvald’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Torvald shares an earlier linguistic root with Torald. In Norwegian usage, Torvald has a conventional equivalent in the French form Thorvald. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Torvald has a related form in Thorvald.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Torvald has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Torvald
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