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Þorvaldur
Say it: THOR-vahl-dur
Meaning
From the god-name Þórr and valdr 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in the sagas and used across Scandinavia in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Thorvaldur
| Norwegian | Torvald |
|---|---|
| Danish | Thorvald |
Famous bearers
- Thorvald Eriksson, brother of Leif Erikson, said to have died in Vinland
- Torvald Helmer, husband in Ibsen's A Doll's House
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Where this comes from
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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