Torfinn is a Norwegian male given name.
Origin
The name Torfinn is derived from
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
''Þórfinnr'',
which is composed of ''Þór'' (meaning ''thunder'', also the name of the Nordic god of thunder
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
) and ''finnr'', which refers to
Finnish people
Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.
Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these ...
. Thus it has been hypothesised to mean ''thunder of/to the Finns''.
Notable people
Notable people with this name include:
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Torfinn Bentzen (1912–1986), Norwegian jurist
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Torfinn Bjarkøy (born 1952), Norwegian civil servant
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Torfinn Bjørnaas (1914-2009), Norwegian resistance member
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Torfinn Haukås (1931-1993), Norwegian novelist
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Torfinn Opheim (born 1961), Norwegian politician
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Torfinn Skard Torfinn Skard (20 January 1891 – 11 June 1970) was a Norwegian horticulturist, teacher, librarian and author.
Personal life
He was born at Faaberg in Oppland, Norway. He was a son of educator Matias Skard (1846–1927) and his second wife Ni ...
(1891-1970), Norwegian horticulturist
See also
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Thorfinn (disambiguation)
Thorfinn (Þorfinnr) is a Scandinavian name, which originally referred to the god Thor and which survived into Christian times.
Thorfinn may refer to:
* Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson (died c. 963), Earl of Orkney
* Thorfinn Karlsefni (), Icelandic ex ...
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Torfin, Minnesota, United States
References
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Norwegian masculine given names