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Tor
Say it: TOOR
Meaning
From Þórr, the thunder god, whose name means 'thunder'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
In the Viking age Þór- was mostly a name element; as a name on its own it became common in Scandinavia in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 834 babies given this name since 1950
- At its height in 1965, about 1 in 62,000 boys
- 15 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Thor
| Old Norse | Þórr |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | Þór |
Famous bearers
- Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.