Þórir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórir.

Proper noun

Þórir m

1. a male given name

Declension

declension of Þórir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Þórir
accusative	Þóri
dative	Þóri
genitive	Þóris

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Þórir m (genitive Þóris)

1. a male given name

Descendants

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