Thoreau - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Thoreau \th(o)-reau\. Possibly French form of Thorald. The name is made famous by the 19th-century naturalist and author of "Walden" Henry David Thoreau.

Baby names that sound like Thoreau are Dureau, Thor, Tore, Torey and Toru. Other similar baby names are Thorian, Thole, Thoma, Thorin, Thorley, Thorne, Thorn, Thorpe, Thorp and Thobey.

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