View Message

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

Re: Shosh, Tor, Arnida, Geva
in reply to a message by Noa
Thanks for pointing out that Geva as an Hebrew name is more likely used for males. In European nobility it was used for males ( King Geva Knudsson of Denmark, born: 840 in Denmark) but more often on females as it seems (Geva of Denmark born 752 (?) who married a Wittekind who was born 807(?) and Geva Princess of Italy born 895 in the Netherlands).Do you think that Tor could be a variant of the Hebrew name Dor? Could it be misread for Tov? There is a female name Tova.
vote up1vote down

Replies

I'm finding the name Tor for a boy on some baby name lists, so it probably exists. (Nobody I know of bears it, though - can't find it on any famous figures, etc.) It's spelled úåø and I would guess that it comes from the Hebrew word for a type of dove.It's also the word for a line, as in waiting in line, and for an appointment, but I really don't think those are possible meanings of the name. Bird names have a history of being used - the names Shahaf, Daya and Yonah for example.

This message was edited 4/6/2010, 3:45 AM

vote up1vote down
Thank you!
vote up1vote down