"Thor" meaning in English

See Thor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /θɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /θɔɹ/ [General-American, Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Thor.wav Forms: Þor [alternative, rare]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)tenh₂-}}, {{bor|en|non|Þórr}} Old Norse Þórr, {{cog|ang|Þunor}} Old English Þunor, {{cog|sv|Tor}} Swedish Tor Head templates: {{en-prop}} Thor
  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. Tags: Norse
    Sense id: en-Thor-en-name-RYjve6Na Categories (other): Norse mythology, Paganism, Norse mythology Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 76 7 17 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia. Derived forms: thorate, thorian, thoriate, thoric, thorite, thorium, thoron, thorotrast Related terms: Thursday, thunder Translations (male given name): 索爾 /索尔 (suǒ'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Thor (Danish), Þór [masculine] (Icelandic), थॉर (thŏr) [masculine] (Marathi), Tor (Norwegian), Tor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Thor-en-name-8aHR7smT Categories (other): English given names, English male given names Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99 0
  3. A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada Translations (thunder god): থর (thor) (Bengali), 索爾 /索尔 (Suó'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Thor (Danish), Tor (Danish), Donar (Dutch), Toro (Esperanto), Thor (Estonian), Tórur [masculine] (Faroese), Thor (Finnish), Tor (Finnish), Thor [masculine] (French), Thor [masculine] (Galician), თორი (tori) (Georgian), Thor (German), Donar (German), Θώρ (Thór) [masculine] (Greek), थॉर (thŏr) [masculine] (Hindi), Þór [masculine] (Icelandic), Túr [masculine] (Irish), トール (Tōru) [masculine] (Japanese), 토르 (Toreu) (Korean), Thōrus [Medieval, masculine] (Latin), Tors (Latvian), Toras (Lithuanian), थॉर (thŏr) [masculine] (Marathi), Tor (Norwegian), Þunor [masculine] (Old English), Tur (Old French), Þórr [masculine] (Old Norse), Thor [masculine] (Portuguese), Tor [masculine] (Portuguese), Тор (english: Tor) (Russian), Thor [masculine] (Spanish), Tor [common-gender] (Swedish), Tor (Turkish), Tonger (West-Frisian)
    Sense id: en-Thor-en-name-B77AttT7 Categories (other): Mountains, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with West Frisian translations, Norse deities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 16 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 15 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 4 11 6 10 40 6 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 9 5 8 44 6 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 29 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 25 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 20 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 11 24 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 13 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 26 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 18 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 24 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 26 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 23 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 12 23 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 31 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 18 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 22 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 20 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 11 24 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 11 24 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 23 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 10 24 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 22 31 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 19 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Terms with West Frisian translations: 15 27 58 Disambiguation of Norse deities: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of 'thunder god': 13 6 81
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Categories (other): Asatru Disambiguation of Asatru: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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