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Tor.

Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

name/tuːr/
  1. Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

    Norse · masculine
  2. a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Tor.

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