64%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse [1][2], Icelandic Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Either a feminine form of Þórr (see Thor) or else a short form of the various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór. In Norse myth Thora was the wife of the Danish king Ragnar Lodbrok. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantTófa(Old Norse) Other Languages & CulturesThora, Tove(Danish) Thora, Tora, Torbjørg, Tordis, Torhild, Torild, Turid, Tone, Tonje, Torborg, Toril, Torill, Torny, Torø, Tove, Tuva(Norwegian) Tora, Thorborg, Torborg, Tova, Tove, Tuva(Swedish) Same SpellingThoraUser SubmissionThóra PopularityDetails Last ranked #941 in 1923 United States Categories ends in -ora, feminine forms, isograms, mythology, queens, short forms Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml. Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 228.