Þórir

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Þórir.

Proper noun[edit]

Þórir m

  1. a male given name

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Þórir m (genitive Þóris)

  1. a male given name

Descendants[edit]

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