Submitted Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/5/2016, 3:51 AM	LMS
6/5/2016, 3:47 AM	LMS
6/5/2016, 3:47 AM	LMS
3/16/2016, 10:06 PM	LMS
1/4/2015, 4:43 AM	elbowin
9/11/2014, 1:27 AM	elbowin
10/4/2012, 10:05 AM	Frollein Gladys	merge 2 names
6/1/2009, 2:37 PM	anonymous
12/16/2007, 7:47 PM	Emma

Name Thorin

Gender Masculine

Usage Literature, Germanic Mythology, German (Modern), Popular Culture

Pronounced Pron. THOR-in (Literature), TO-reen (German)

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Meaning & History

German male name representing the Germanic god THOR.

Used by JRR Tolkien as the name of a dwarf, Thorin Oakensheild, who is the main dwarf in 'The Hobbit'. Tolkien took the name from the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda.

Added 12/16/2007 by Emma