Description
Thormod
Old Norse Þormóðr (m.)
Þormóðr is an Old Norse male personal name from Þór- ‘the god’s name Þórr’ compounded with –móðr ‘excitement, wrath’. The name is common in both Norway and Iceland and is also recorded in Sweden and Denmark. It is also found in Normandy both independently and in place-names. Þormóðr is also the first element in Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
Old Norse Name
- Þormóðr
Anglicised Name
- Thormod
Gender
- Male
Ascribed Culture
Collection
- Viking Names
Keywords
- male_name, personal-name
Further information
This object is related to
Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
Find out about Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
References
Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), pp. 311, 347, 350.
E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska dopnamn ock fingerade namn från medeltiden. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandel (1915), col. 1198-1200.