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.