Þórir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórir.

Proper noun

Þórir m (proper noun, genitive singular Þóris)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Þórir (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Þórir
accusative Þóri
dative Þóri
genitive Þóris

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from older *Þórvér, i.e. Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ -vér, from Proto-Germanic *Þunrawīhaz. Compare the female names Þyri (< *Þórvé) and Þórveig (with the related suffix -veig).

Proper noun

Þórir m (genitive Þóris)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Þórir
  • Faroese: Tórir
  • Norwegian: Tore
  • Old Swedish: Thōre
  • → Finnish: Tuure
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