Type Word Usage Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse Meaning & History Old English and Old Norse word meaning "thorn". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesþurnaz(Old Germanic) dorn(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsThornton, Thorley(English) Surname DescendantsThorn(Danish) Thorley, Thorn, Thorne, Thornton(English) Place Name DescendantsThornley, Thornton(English)