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What does Tor mean?

Tor Pronunciation of Tor as a boys' name is of Old Norse and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Tor is "thunder; turtle-dove". Variant of Thor. Also an Irish Gaelic name for a craggy hilltop and may refer to a watchtower. Also form of Torr.

ENDS WITH -or

ASSOCIATED WITH norse, thunder

Variations

VARIANT Thor

SEE ALSO Tory

OTHER FORMS VIA THOR Thorin, Tore, Torre, Tyrus

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tor Ace (T.A.), ..

How popular is Tor?

Tor is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#67317 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Tor reached its top position of #99 in Sweden in 2013, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Tor name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Tor outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Tor rated in the Top 2000 are Thorin (#1306 A YEAR AGO), Thor (#1590), Tory and Tyrus. Other variants, like Torre, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Tor was widespread in 2015 (USAGE OF 0.02%) and is somewhat lower today (USAGE 0.01%, DOWN 26%), with the form Tory going out of style.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Thor, Thorin, Tory, Tyrus in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Tor outside U.S.

Similar Names

Tor is pronounced similarly to Tower and Tyr. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cor, Dor, Tod, Tom, Ton, Toro, Toru and Tov. These names tend to be more frequently used than Tor.

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