Thyra (first name)

Thyra is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mostly used in Norwegian , Swedish and Danish and is a variant of Tyra .

Well-known namesake

• Thyra Danebod (around 870 – around 935), Queen of Denmark, wife of Gorm the Old
• Thyra of Denmark (1853–1933), Danish princess, daughter of King Christian IX. , by marriage Duchess of Cumberland and Princess of Hanover
• Thyra of Denmark (Princess, 1880) , Danish princess, daughter of King Frederick VIII.
• Thyra Frank (* 1952), Danish politician
• Thyra Hamann-Hartmann (1910-2005), German textile artist
• Thyra Hilden (* 1972), Danish artist

See also

• Thyra

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Thyra. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .