Torsten
Torsten is a boy name of Norse origin, meaning Thor's stone.
What Torsten means
Thor's stone.
Torsten sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Torsten 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.
Torsten is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.
How popular is Torsten?
In the boy name rankings we track, Torsten falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Torsten
We group Torsten under strength and Earth — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Torsten
These share Torsten's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Flint — Hard stone; a stream.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Mason — Worker in stone.
- Stone — Strong and steadfast as stone.
- Bjorn — Bear.
- Thor — Thunder; god of thunder.
- Thorin — Bold; of thunder.
- Erik — Eternal ruler.
- Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.
- Gerda — Protection; enclosure.