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