Thor
[θɔːr]Meaning
from Old Norse Þórr, meaning "thunder"
Background Story
Thor comes from the Old Norse Þórr, which derives from the Proto-Germanic theonym *Þun(a)raz, meaning "thunder". The same deity appears in Old English as Thunor, Old Frisian as Thuner, Old Saxon as Thunar, and Old High German as Donar. The name is used in Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Germanic Mythology and Icelandic.
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