Thorwald (first name)
Thorwald (also Thorvald ) is a German given name of Scandinavian descent. It also appears as a surname .
Origin of name and meaning
Thorwald is a two-part nickname of Nordic-Germanic origin.
The first component Thor- represents Thor , the Germanic god of thunder and son of Odin . It is also called in the West Germanic languages: Old Saxon thuner ; Angel-Saxon þunor , Old High German Thunar , Donar (> German Donner ) and in the North Germanic languages: Old Norse þórr ; Icelandic Þór ; norwegian gate etc.
The second component -wald represents the Old Norse valdr , which means strength or power and is related to the Old High German walt , walten , German Ge-walt , walten . This word has also become -old in German personal names (e.g. Bertold ).
The name Thorwald means 'Thor + strength', 'Thor + power'.
variants
- Old Norse: Þorvaldr, Þórvaldr, Þóraldr
- international: Thorwald, Torwald
- Norwegian Thorvald, Torvald
- Icelandic Þorvaldur , Þorvaldr, Þórvaldur (Thorwaldur)
- Old Norman: Torold , Turold
- Latin: Toroldus
Surname:
derived surname:
- Þorvaldsson , Þorvaldsdóttir
- fitz Turold
Name bearer
- Thorvald Aagaard (1877–1937), Danish composer, organist and music teacher
- Thorvald Asvaldsson , father of Erik the Red
- Thorwald Dethlefsen , esotericist and book author
- Thorvald Eriksson , brother of Leif Eriksson, both went to America
- Thorvald Lammers (1841–1922), Norwegian composer, opera singer (baritone) and choir director
- Thorwald Proll , activist of the German APO movement
- Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942), Danish social democratic politician and statesman
- Thorvald Steen (* 1954), Norwegian writer
- Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931–2018), Norwegian politician
- Thorvald Nicolai Thiele , Danish mathematician and astronomer
- Thorwald Veneberg , Dutch cyclist
Other usage of names
- Villa Thorwald , Dresden , Saxony , Germany
- Manoir de Thorold, Trouville-la-Haule , Normandy , France