Thor - name meaning, origin

The boy's name 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 an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#11439 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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