Truls or Troels is a
Nordic masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. Truls is mainly used in
Norway, and to a lesser extent in
Sweden
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. Troels is predominantly used in
Denmark.
It is a short form of ''Torgils'', derived from
Old Norse ''ÞórgÃsl'' (Old Danish ''Thrugils, Thrugels'', Old Swedish ''Thorgils, Thorgisl''), composed of ''
Þór-'', the name of the god of thunder, and ''gÃsl'' "arrow, arrow-shaft".
Troels
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Troels Frederik Lund (1840–1921), Danish historian
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Troels Wörsel (born 1950), Danish painter
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Troels Kirk Truls or Troels is a Nordic masculine given name. Truls is mainly used in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden. Troels is predominantly used in Denmark.
It is a short form of ''Torgils'', derived from Old Norse ''ÞórgÃsl'' (Old Danish '' ...
(born 1956), Danish painter
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Troels Rasmussen
Troels Rasmussen (born 7 April 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and AGF. He played 391 games for AGF, and scored five goals from penalty kicks. From 1982 to 1991, he pla ...
(born 1961), Danish football (soccer) player
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Troels Rusel
Troels "Dex" Rusel (born 12 February 1964) is a Danish former professional darts player.
Darts career
Rusel made one appearance in the BDO World Darts Championship in 1994, where he beat Alan Brown and Ian Sarfas to reach the quarter finals ...
(born 1964), Danish darts player
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Troels Bech (born 1966), Danish football player, then manager
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Troels Lyby (born 1966), Danish film, television and stage actor
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Troels Svane (born 1967), Danish cellist and part of the Zapolski Quartet
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Troels Brun Folmann (born 1974), musical composer specialized in orchestral music featured in TV shows, trailers and video games
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Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976), Danish politician and government minister
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Lars Troels Jørgensen (born 1978), Danish handball player
*Troels Nielsen or
Troo.L.S (born 1982), Danish musician and music producer
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Troels Vinther (born 1987), Danish road bicycle racer
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Troels Gustavsen (born 1988), Danish singer/songwriter, part of the Danish duo Noah
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Troels Harry (born 1990), Danish curler
Truls
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Truls Fyhn
Truls Fyhn (14 May 1945 – 25 December 2011) was a Norwegian police chief.
He was born in Tromsø. Fyhn chaired the narcotics section of the Oslo Police District from 1983, and the crime section from 1990 to 1994. He served as Chief of po ...
(1945–2011), Norwegian police chief
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Truls Glesne (1916–1971), Norwegian economist and civil servant
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Truls Heggero, Norwegian singer
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Truls Johannessen Wiel Graff (1851–1918), Norwegian county governor
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Truls Korsæth (born 1993), Norwegian cyclist
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Truls Kristiansen (born 1964), Norwegian ice hockey player
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Truls Mørk (born 1961), Norwegian cellist
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Truls Ove Karlsen (born 1975), Norwegian alpine skier
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Truls Wickholm (born 1978), Norwegian politician and member of parliament
See also
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Trulsen Trulsen may refer to:
* André Trulsen (born 1965), German football coach and a former player
* Lars Nymo Trulsen (born 1976), retired Norwegian football defender
*PÃ¥l Trulsen
Pål Trulsen (born 19 April 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegia ...
(surname)
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