Thor - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Thor \thor\ is pronounced thor. It is of Old Norse origin, and its meaning is "thunder". Mythology: Thor was the Norse god of thunder and power, one of the sons of Odin. Thursday was named for Thor. Explorer Thor Heyerdahl.

Thor has 8 variant forms: Thorian, Thorin, Thorsson, Thorvald, Tor, Tore, Torre and Tyrus.

For more information, see also the related name Soren.

Baby names that sound like Thor are Dor, Toro, Torr, Toru, Tory, Troy, Troi and Tyr.

Thor is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Thor. Click here to compare Thor with related baby names.