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Torfi
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Usage
Origin and Meaning
Old Norse name and byname
1) Old Norse younger form of Þórviðr [1]
2) Old Norse younger form of Tiǫrvi [2]
3) Old Norse torf = 'turf, sod' (see also TORF) [3]
Related Names
| Torfa | ♀ |   |
|
| Torfi | ♂ |  |
|
See also Tyrfingr
Patronyms
- Icelandic: Torfason (♂), Torfadóttir (♀)
Combinations
For combinations see TORF (name element)
Grammar
| - Icelandic |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Torfi |
| Accusative: | Torfa |
| Dative: | Torfa |
| Genitive: | Torfa |
Statistics
Name Count per Country
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| Country | Commonness
Commonness | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
| Iceland[4] |
 |
0 | 0 | 147 | 274 |
 Sweden[5] |
 |
0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
 Denmark[6] |
|
0 | n.a. | 5 | n.a. |
 Norway[7] |
|
0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. |
 Finland[8] |
|
0 | 0 | n.a. | 1 |
| #: 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. |
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No recent statistics trend found in databases for Torfi.
References
- ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ Richard Cleasby, Gudbrand Vigfusson: An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi