This is a list of names in which the categories include thunder.
BRONTE m & f English (Rare)From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish
Ó Proinntigh meaning
"descendant of Proinnteach". The given name
Proinnteach meant "bestower" in Gaelic. The Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne - were 19th-century English novelists. Their father changed the spelling of the family surname from
Brunty to
Brontë, possibly to make it coincide with Greek
βροντή meaning "thunder".
BRONTES m Greek MythologyMeans
"thunderer" in Greek. In Greek mythology (according to Hesiod), this was the name of one of the three Cyclopes, who were the sons of
Uranus and
Gaia.
HADAD m Semitic MythologyDerived from a Semitic root meaning
"thunder". Hadad was a Western Semitic (Levantine) god of thunder and storms, often called
Ba'al. He was imported to Mesopotamia by the Amorites, where he was known as
Adad to the Assyrians and Babylonians.
PERUN m Slavic MythologyMeans
"thunder" in Slavic. In Slavic mythology Perun was the god of lightning, sometimes worshipped as the primary god. The oak was his sacred tree.
RA'D m ArabicMeans
"thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Quran (surah ar-Rad).
RAIJIN m Japanese MythologyFrom Japanese
雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" and
神 (jin) meaning "god, spirit". This is the name of the god (or gods) of thunder and storms in the mythology of Japan.
TARANIS m Gaulish MythologyDerived from Celtic
taran meaning
"thunder", cognate with
Þórr (see
THOR). This was the name of the Gaulish thunder god, who was often identified with the Roman god
Jupiter.
THOR m Norse Mythology, Norwegian, Danish, SwedishFrom the Old Norse
Þórr meaning
"thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *
Þunraz. Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder, war and storms, the son of
Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.
TONDRA f EsperantoMeans
"thunderous", from Esperanto
tondro meaning "thunder".