Þorsteinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Þorsteinn, from Þor (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔr̥.steitn/

Proper noun

Þorsteinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Þorsteins)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

Declension of Þorsteinn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Þorsteinn
accusative	Þorstein
dative	Þorsteini
genitive	Þorsteins

Old Norse

Etymology

From Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ steinn (“stone”).

Proper noun

Þorsteinn m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Þorsteinn
• Faroese: Torstein, Tórstein
• Norwegian: Torstein
• Swedish: Torsten
  • → Finnish: Torsti
• Danish: Torsten
• → Old English: Þurstān
  • Middle English: Thurston
    • English: Thurston
• → German: Thorsten, Torsten
• → Old Norman Torstein, Turstein, Tostein
  • → Norman: Tostain; Toustain, Toutain (surnames)
  • → Latin: Turstinus, Tustinus
    • → English: Dustin, Dusty