Þór

See also: thor, Thor, Þor, -þor, and Þórr

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Proper noun

Þór m (proper noun, genitive singular Þórs)

1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
2. a male given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

• Names compounded from Þór get the -i ending in the dative, though not the uncompounded name. Compare Gils, Geir and Dór.

Declension

Declension of Þór (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Þór
accusative	Þór
dative	Þór
genitive	Þórs

Derived terms

• þórduna
• þórsdagur
• Öku-Þór
• ökuþór

Male given names

• Þorbjörn
• Þorgeir
• Þorgils
• Þorkell
• Þorvaldur
• Þóroddur
• Þórólfur

Female given names

• Þorbjörg
• Þorgerður
• Þóra
• Þórdís
• Þórgunnur
• Þórkatla

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Þór”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Old Norse

Proper noun

Þór m

1. accusative of Þórr