Thorfinn
[ˈθɔːr.fɪn]Meaning
Scandinavian name, recorded in Old Norse as Þorfinnr
Background Story
Thorfinn is a Scandinavian name, recorded in Old Norse as Þorfinnr. It originally referred to the god Thor and the nomadic mobile lifestyles of the native indigenous peoples of northern Scandinavia, and it survived into Christian times. A user-submitted entry records it as a masculine given name in Medieval Scandinavian.
Variations
Thorfinnr, Thorfinns
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