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Þóralfr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
alfr "elf".
Thorax m Ancient GreekFrom Ancient Greek
θώραξ (
thṓrāx), meaning "corselet, coat of mail, cuirass", or "linen jerkin, slough of a serpent", or "trunk". This name was mentioned by
Diodorus Siculus whose name bearer was a Spartan soldier from Lacedaemonia who was acting under Spartan commander
Callicratidas during his operations in Lesbos in 405 BC.
Þórbergr m Old NorseFrom the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with the element -
bergr, which is associated with Old Norse
berg,
bjarg meaning "mountain, cliff" (from Proto-Germanic *
bergaz) but may be derived from the present stem of the Old Norse verb
bjarga "to save, to help" (making it a masculine equivalent of
Þórbjǫrg; also compare
Bergr)... [
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Þórbiǫrn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
bjǫrn "bear".
Þorbrá f IcelandicDerived from the Germanic elements
þórr "thunder" and
brá "eyelash".
Þórbrandr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
brandr "sword."
Thorby m LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Thorby, which is a variant of
Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel
Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
Þórey f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
þórr "thunder" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Þorfinna f Old Norse, IcelandicFeminine form of
Þórfinnr. This name appears in the Laxdæla saga (c. 1245) belonging to Þórfinna Vermundardóttir, grandaughter of Óláfr pái and wife of Þórsteinn Kuggason.
Þórgæirr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
geirr "spear".
Thorge m GermanCombination of the elements "Thor" (refering to the god Thor) and "ger" meaning "spear".
Þorgerðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology.
Þórgestr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
gestr "guest".
Þórgunnr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
gunnr "battle, fight".
Þórhaddr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
haddr "a lady's hair".
Þórhæiðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless".
Þórhallr m Old NorseOld Norse name meaning "Thor's rock", derived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
hallr "stone, rock"... [
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Þórlæikr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
þórr "thunder" and
leikr "game", "play", "sport", "fight".
Þórlaug f Icelandic, Old NorseOld Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements
þor (compare
Thor) and
laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic
*leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
Þorljótr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
þórr "thunder" and
ljótr "shining", "bright".
Thorlogh f Anglo-ScandinavianPresumably a Middle English form of the Old Norse name
Þórlaug, possibly via the Old Swedish form
Thorløgh. This name was recorded in Domesday Book (1086).
Þórmarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
mærr "famous".
Þórmundr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
mundr "protection."
Thorne m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."
Þórolfr m Old NorseCombination of the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) and Norse with
ulfr "wolf".
Þórormr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
ormr "snake, serpent".
Þorri m Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "dry one". This was the name of an Old Norse month, lasting from the middle of January to the middle of February. In Norse mythology Þorri was King of Kvenland (modern-day Norrbotten in Sweden and Pohjanmaa in Finland), the son of
Snær and brother of
Mjǫll,
Fǫnn and
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Þórunnr f Old NorseOld Norse name derived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with
unnr "to wave, to billow" or
unna "to love".
Þorvarðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Thos m EnglishA nickname for Thomas. In P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster calls his Aunt Agatha's son Thomas "Thos".
Thotsaphon m ThaiMeans "tenfold strength" from Thai ทศ
(thot) meaning "ten" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power". This is a Thai epithet of the
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).
Þráinn m Icelandic, Old NorsePossibly derived from Old Norse
þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.
Thrall m Popular CultureDerived from Old English
þræl meaning "slave". This name is used by Blizzard Entertainment for a character in the video game series Warcraft. In the series, Thrall is an orc shaman who leads the Horde for a period of time.
Thranduil m LiteratureKing Thranduil is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a supporting character in The Hobbit, and is referenced in The Lord of the Rings. Means "harsh spring" in Sindarin Elvish.
Thrasabert m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Thrasamar m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Thrasamund m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
mund "protection." Thrasamund was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.
Thrasaric m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Þraslaug f Old Norse, IcelandicDerived from the Germanic name elements
þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Þrasmundr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show" and
mund "protection".
Thrasulf m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Thrasyandros m Ancient GreekMeans "bold man", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) "of a man".
Thrasydaios m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek δάιος
(daios) "battle".
Thrasymachos m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek μαχη
(mache) "battle."
Thrasyphon m Ancient GreekMeans "bold voice", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek φωνη
(phone) "voice". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Thrax m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
Thrax meaning "Thracian", which in turn was ultimately derived from Greek
Thrakē, which came from the verb
thrāssō "to trouble, to stir". This was the name of Maximinus Thrax (i.e. Maximinus the Thracian), the 27th Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Threnody f American (Rare)From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (
threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (
oide) "ode".
Thresh m LiteratureThresh was the name that Susanne Collins used for the boy from District 11 in The Hunger Games. ... [
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Thressa f EnglishThe given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.
Thrór m Norse Mythology (Anglicized), LiteratureAnglicized form of the Old Norse name
Þrór, a name found in the
Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [
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Þrótti m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
þróttr meaning "strength, might, valour".
Þrúðgelmir m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
þrúðr ("strength") and
galmr ("shouting one, roarer"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn with six heads.
Þrúðrún f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þrúðr "strength" and
rún "secret".
Thư f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 姐
(thư) meaning "elder sister, woman, lady".
Thuận f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 順
(thuận) meaning "obey, submit".
Thuanthong m ThaiMeans "golden spear" from Thai ทวน
(thuan) meaning "lance, spear" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Thuật m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 述
(thuật) meaning "narrate, recount, relate".
Thục m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 淑
(thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶
(thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Þúfa f Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse variant of
Tófa, the feminine form of
Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse
þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish
tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish
tue "small hill").
Thukha m & f BurmeseMeans "happiness, pleasure, delight" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख
(sukha).