Dorje

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Male Name

Usage

Sweden Swedish
Denmark Danish
Finland Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Tibetan dorje = 'thunderbolt', a legendary and ritual weapon, symbolising the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force) ^[1]

Related Names

Dorge	♂
Dorje	♂

Grammar

- Danish
Nominative:	Dorje
Genitive:	Dorjes

- Finnish
Nominative:	Dorje
Genitive:	Dorjen
Partitive:	Dorjea

- Swedish
Nominative:	Dorje
Genitive:	Dorjes

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

Sweden: 1893 (Norrköping, Östergötland) ^[2]

Trivia

Sweden: In January 1973, nobody or less than 10 people were named Dorje ^[3]

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Dorje.

References

↑ Judith Ahrholdt: Nordic Names - www.nordicnames.de (2004-2024).
↑ Riksarkivet/SVAR - Svensk arkivinformation: Sveriges befolkning 1910
↑ Sture Allén/Staffan Wåhlin: Förnamnsboken (1979)

[jule-1] Judith Ahrholdt: Nordic Names - www.nordicnames.de (2004-2024).

[sb1910-2] Riksarkivet/SVAR - Svensk arkivinformation: Sveriges befolkning 1910

[all-3] Sture Allén/Staffan Wåhlin: Förnamnsboken (1979)

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