Tord is a given name, derived from the elements thor''
' meaning thunder, thunder god; and '' meaning peace, beautiful, fair. The name developed as a short form of Thorfrid (Old Norse).
Notable people with the name include:
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Tord Andersson
Tord Göran Andersson (born 11 March 1942) is a retired Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sw ...
(born 1942), Swedish diver
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Tord Bernheim
''Tord'' Georg Bernheim (born Tord Georg Andersson; 18 April 1914 – 23 July 1992), originally Andersson, was a Swedish singer, actor, and revue performer. He was born on 18 April 1914 in Kungsholms parish in Stockholm. He died on 23 July 1992 i ...
(1914–1992), Swedish film actor
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Tord Bonde
Lord Tord Röriksson, nicknamed Bonde, Lord of Penningby (born in the 1350s, died 21 March 1417, ''Toordh Bonde'' in his era's Old Swedish language; ''Tord Bonde'' in today Swedish) was a medieval Swedish magnate.
Tord Bonde was born into the hig ...
(c. 1350s–1417), medieval Swedish magnate
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Tord Boontje (born 1968), Dutch industrial product designer
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Tord Filipsson
Tord Filipsson (born 7 May 1950) is a Swedish former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters ...
(born 1950), Swedish former cyclist
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Tord Ganelius (1925–2016), Swedish mathematician
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Tord Asle Gjerdalen
Tord Asle Gjerdalen (born 3 August 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier
Career
In his early career, he finished ninth in the 30 km event at the 2003 Junior World Championships. He made his debut in the World Cup in February 2004 in Trondhei ...
(born 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier
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Tord Godal
Tord Godal (27 June 1909 – 27 February 2002) was a Norwegian theologian and bishop for the Diocese of Nidaros. He was decorated Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1969. Godal was also a Freemason.
Godal was born on 2 ...
(1909–2002), Norwegian theologian and bishop
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Tord Grip
Tord Erland Grip (born 13 January 1938) is a Swedish former football coach and player. He has worked with several national teams, including England, Sweden, Indonesia, Mexico, the Ivory Coast and Kosovo.
Playing career
Grip began his football ca ...
(born 1938), Swedish football coach and manager
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Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen (born 5 October 1970) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.
Early life
Gustavsen was born on ...
(born 1970), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
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Tord Hagen (1914–2008), Swedish diplomat and ambassador
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Tord Hall (1910–1987), Swedish mathematician
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Tord Henriksson
Tord Erik Stefan Henriksson (born 13 April 1965 in Karlstad, Värmland) is a retired Swedish triple jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.21 metres, achieved in July 1993 in Bad ...
(born 1965), Swedish triple jumper
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Tord Holmgren
Tord Holmgren (born 9 November 1957) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Holmgren won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1982 and 1987. He spent most of his career playing alongside his younger brother Tommy Holmgren for IFK Götebor ...
(born 1957), Swedish footballer
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Tord Johansson
Tord Gustav Allan Johansson (10 September 1955 – 10 October 2015) was a Swedish businessman.
Born in Mörlunda, Kalmar County, Sweden, Johansson founded the listed companies ITAB Shop Concept AB, Xano Industri AB and Ages Industri AB. He was c ...
(1955–2015), Swedish businessman
*Tord Larsson (born 1989), Norwegian comic artist, known for his work on the British web series
Eddsworld
''Eddsworld'' (capitalized as ''EDDSWORLD'' in the official title design) is a British Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since premiering on 20 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube ...
(as well being the real life counterpart of the character with the same name)
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Tord Lien
Tord André Lien (born 10 September 1975 in Øksnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013 ...
(born 1975), Norwegian politician
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Tord Linnerud
Tord Linnerud (born 10 August 1974) is a rallycross driver from Gjøvik, Norway. He has a large amount of experience in motorsport, competing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship at the turn of the millennium and more recently the World
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(born 1974), Norwegian rallycross driver
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Tord Lundström
Tord Göte Lundstrom (born 4 March 1945) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Lundström won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the Nation ...
(born 1945), Swedish professional ice hockey player
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Tord Magnuson
Tord Gösta Magnuson (born 7 April 1941) is a Swedish business executive and the consul general for Mauritius. He is married to Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. With the deaths of John Amb ...
(born 1941), Swedish business executive
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Tord Øverland Knudsen
The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). ...
(born 1982), Norwegian musician
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Tord Palander
Tord Folkeson Palander (6 October 1902 – 1972) was a Swedish economist. His Ph.D. thesis, ''Beiträge zur Standortstheorie'' (Contributions to Location Theory), completed in 1935 at the Stockholm University College, laid foundations to regiona ...
(1902–1972), Swedish economist
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Tord Sahlén
Tord Sahlén (born 17 May 1937) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce.
Sahlén also finished fourth in ...
(born 1937), Swedish sprint canoer
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Tord Stål
Tord Stål (14 September 1906 – 2 July 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1938 and 1969. He starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin Int ...
(1906–1972), Swedish film actor
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Tord Wiksten (born 1971), Swedish biathlete
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