Þórr

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Male Male Name

Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Þórr is the name of a Norse god, the personification of thunder, see ÞOR (name element) [1] [2]

The related names below are variant forms of the God's name or short forms of combinations containing the name element ÞOR

Related Names

     
Thor ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Tor ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Finnish Norwegian Swedish
Tór ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Faroese
Tórur ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Faroese
Tosse ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Swedish
Þór ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Icelandic
Þórr ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Old Norse

For variant forms see Þórir
For female forms see Þóra, Torina

Combinations

For combinations see ÞOR (name element)

Further Information

Mythology

In the Norse mythology, Þórr is the god of thunder and battle. He is the defender of gods and men alike against the forces threatening Utgarð, especially against the giants and Miðgarðsormr.

His parents are Óðinn and Jǫrð. Baldr is his brother. Þórr is also said to be the foster son of Hlóra.

His wife is Sif, and he lives in Þrúðheimr or Þrúðvangr in the hall Bilskírnir.

He is imagined as being big in stature and strong with a red beard and a fierce look, but he is also depicted as being gullible to the point of simple-mindedness. He is a man with a voracious appetite for both food and drink.

Þórr's Children

Moði
Magni
Ullr (step son)
Þrúðr

Þórr's Names

Hafra dróttin (Lord of the goats)
Hlórriði
Reiðar Týr (Chariot God)
Vingnir
Vingþórr

Þórr's Attributes

Strength-giving belt
Chariot drawn by the goats Tanngrísnir and Tanngnjóstr
Hammer Mjǫllnir
Iron gauntlet
Staff Gríðarvǫlr from the giantess Gríðr

Þórr's Companions

Loki
Týr

Þórr´s Servants

Þjálfi
Rǫskva

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Sweden Sweden[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
Denmark Denmark[4] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 n.a. 0 n.a
Finland Finland[5] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Þórr.

Sources: [3] [4] [6] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
  3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
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