Thor
Thor is a boy name of Norse origin, meaning Thunder; god of thunder.
What Thor means
Thunder; god of thunder.
Thor is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Thor comes from
Old Norse names are usually compounds drawn from the natural world, from battle, or from the gods, carried across northern Europe by Scandinavian settlement.
Thor is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.
How popular is Thor?
Thor is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Thor is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Thor
Thor spans strength and Sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Thor
These share Thor's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Niall — Champion; cloud.
- Bjorn — Bear.
- Thorin — Bold; of thunder.
- Torsten — Thor's stone.
- Arne — Eagle.
- Erik — Eternal ruler.
- Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.
- Gerda — Protection; enclosure.
- Sigrun — Secret victory.