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View Name: Thor


THOR
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
PRONOUNCED: THOR (English), TOR (Danish), TOOR (Swedish, Norwegian)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz. Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder and war, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Tor (Norwegian), Tor (Swedish), Tor (Danish), Þórr (Norse Mythology)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tor (Danish), Þór (Icelandic), Tor (Norwegian), Tor (Swedish)
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