Tyge

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Gender Masculine
Usage Danish
Pronounced Pron. TUY-ə
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Meaning & History

Danish form of Tóki, an Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element Þórr, from the name of the Norse god THOR. This was the native name of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).

Related Names

VariantsTycho, Thyge
Other Languages & CulturesÞórketill, Tóki(Ancient Scandinavian) Tycho, Tygo(Dutch) Tyko(Finnish) Torkel(Norwegian) Torcuil, Torquil(Scottish) Torkel(Swedish)
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