"Torsten" meaning in German

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Proper name

Etymology: From Danish Torsten, from Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|da|Torsten}} Danish Torsten, {{der|de|non|Þorsteinn}} Old Norse Þorsteinn, {{cog|en|Thurstan}} English Thurstan, {{m|non|Þórr||Thor}} Þórr (“Thor”), {{m|non|steinn||stone}} steinn (“stone”) Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Torsten
  1. a male given name from Danish, popular in the 1960's and 1970's Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names Synonyms: Thorsten
    Sense id: en-Torsten-de-name-f1OkRGtu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Torsten meaning in German (1.6kB)

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