Tore is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

n masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Thórir'', which is composed of ''thorr'' which means

thunder Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...

, and ''arr'' which means warrior. So Thunder Warrior or Thor's Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably

Tore Hund Modern and imaginary presentation of Tore Hund Thorir Hund (Old Norse: Þórir hundr, Modern Norwegian: ''Tore Hund'', literally "''Thorir the Hound''") (born ca. 990) was one of the greatest chiefs in Hålogaland. Tore Hund was one of the le ...

, who killed

Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title '' Rex Per ...

at the

Battle of Stiklestad The Battle of Stiklestad ( no, Slaget på Stiklestad, non, Stiklarstaðir) in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway () was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, ...

. Approximately 18,000 people in Norway are named Tore.Norskenavn: ''Tore''
/ref> People named Tore include: * Tore Austad (born 1935), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Education and Church Affairs * Tore Berger (born 1944), Norwegian sprint canoer * Tore Blom (1880-1961), Swedish track and field athlete and Olympian * Tore Brovold (born 1970), Norwegian skeet shooter *

Tore Brunborg Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats includ ...

(born 1960), Norwegian jazz musician, saxophonist and composer *

Tore Cervin Tore Cervin (born 2 August 1950 in Malmö) is a former Swedish footballer. Honours Club ;Malmö FF *Allsvenskan: 1974, 1975, 1977 *Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and t ...

(born 1950), Swedish footballer * Tore André Dahlum (born 1968), Norwegian former footballer *

Tore Edman Tore Edman (July 25, 1904 – June 16, 1995) was a Swedish ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along ...

(1904-1995), Swedish ski jumper *

Tore Ellingsen Tore Ellingsen (born 3 June 1962) is a Norwegian economist active in Sweden. Ellingsen graduated as ''siviløkonom'' from Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen in 1985, and received a Ph.D. from London School of Economics in 1991. Since 1991 ...

(born 1962), Norwegian economist * Tore Eriksen (born 1947), Norwegian economist, diplomat and civil servant *

Tore Linné Eriksen Tore Linné Eriksen (born 2 May 1945) is a Norwegian historian. His fields of study include global history, development studies and African history, especially focusing on Southern Africa. Early life and career Linné Eriksen hails from Kolbotn, ...

(born 1945), Norwegian historian *

Tore Eriksson Tore Eriksson (August 7, 1937 – February 17, 2017)
was a

Tore André Flo Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian former professional football striker and coach who is the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal. He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country in 1998 FIFA Wor ...

(born 1973), Norwegian football striker * Tore Forslund (1927-2000), Swedish writer, poet, Lutheran priest, street musician and magazine editor *

Tore Foss Tore Foss (21 February 1901 – 6 August 1968) was a Norwegian singer, actor and theatre director. He made his stage début at Chat Noir in 1927. He played at Balkongen from 1927 to 1928, and later worked for the National Theatre, Det Nye Teat ...

(1901–1968), Norwegian singer, actor and theatre director *

Tore Gjelsvik Tore Gjelsvik (7 September 1916 – 23 January 2006) was a Norwegian geologist and polar explorer. He headed the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1960 to 1983, and played an important role in the Norwegian resistance during World War II. Person ...

(1916–2006), Norwegian geologist and polar explorer, and resistance fighter in World War II *

Tore Gullen Tore Gullen (born 11 June 1949) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He was born in Jevnaker, and represented the club Jevnaker IF. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and a ...

(born 1949), Norwegian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete *

Tore Andreas Gundersen Tore Andreas Gundersen (born 4 February 1986) is a retired football player. Gundersen was born in Kongsvinger, grew up in Flisa and is a son of politician and former swimmer Gunnar Gundersen. Gundersen began his career with Flisa IL, before j ...

(born 1986), Norwegian footballer *

Tore Gustafsson Lars Tore Gustafsson (born February 11, 1962, in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a retired male hammer thrower from Sweden, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). Since his retirement from comp ...

(born 1962), Swedish hammer thrower and Olympic athlete *

Tore Hagebakken Tore Hagebakken (born 8 January 1961, in Vestre Toten) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissoluti ...

(born 1961), Norwegian politician *

Tore Hamsun Tore Hamsun (6 March 1912 – 10 January 1995) was a Norwegian painter, writer, and publisher born in Hamarøy. He was the son of the Nobel Prize winning novelist Knut Hamsun and actress Marie Hamsun. At the age of five, his family moved f ...

(1912-1995), Norwegian painter, writer, publisher. Son of

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, Point of view ...

. *

Tore Haugen Tore Haugen (born 1 October 1931 in Askim) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of de ...

(born 1931), Norwegian politician *

Tore Hedin Tore Hedin (7 January 1927 – 22 August 1952) was a Swedish mass murderer and police officer. The act perpetrated by Hedin, commonly known as ''Hurvamorden'', is infamous for being the worst known act of spree killing in Swedish criminal hist ...

(1927-1952), Swedish mass murderer *

Tore Hem Tore Hem (born 12 November 1944) is a retired Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in three Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He competed mostly in the heavyweight class, but sometimes in the light ...

(born 1944), Norwegian sport wrestler and Olympic competitor *

Tore Viken Holvik Tore Viken Holvik (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian snowboarder from Geilo. His greatest achievement is a third place in a February 2008 halfpipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboa ...

(born 1988), Norwegian snowboarder *

Tore Ruud Hofstad Tore Ruud Hofstad (born 9 August 1979) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1998 to 2010. A freestyle specialist, Hofstad is best noted as a member of the Norwegian relay team during three successful FIS Nordic World Ski C ...

(born 1979), Norwegian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete *

Tore Holm Tore Anton Holm (25 November 1896 – 15 November 1977) was a Swedish yacht designer, boatbuilder, and sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. Sailing career He started out in 1920 as a crew member on the S ...

(1896-1977), Swedish sailor in numerous Olympic Games *

Tore Janson Tore Janson (born 1936) is a Swedish linguist. Janson was professor of Latin at the University of Gothenburg, and later became professor of African languages at the same alma mater. He retired in 2001, but has since been affiliated with the Unive ...

(born 1936), Swedish linguist and professor * Tore Johansson, Swedish record producer, composer and musician * Tore Johnsen (born 1969), Norwegian clergyman and leader of the Sami Church Council *

Tore Kallstad Tore Kallstad (born 1 August 1965) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer. He was born in Lørenskog, and has several matches played for youth national teams of Norway. He played in the Norwegian Premier League in 19 ...

(born 1965), Norwegian footballer *

Tore Keller Tore Bertil Gottfrid Keller (4 January 1905 – 15 July 1988) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Sweden team that won the bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He played 305 matches for IK Sleipner and sc ...

(1905-1988), Swedish football striker and Olympic athlete * Tore Killingland (born 1953), Norwegian business manager, environmentalist and politician * Tore Klevstuen (born 1966), Norwegian speed skater and Olympic athlete * Tore Krogstad (born 1967), Norwegian football goalkeeper *

Tore Lennartsson Tore "Turbo" Lennartsson, (born November 29, 1952) is a Swedish former footballer. He was known as a fast runner and scorer. He was playing in the team of Gefle IF that advanced to the Swedish premier league Allsvenskan in 1982. Lennartsson manag ...

(born 1952), Swedish footballer *

Tore Vagn Lid Tore Vagn Lid (born 20 April 1973, in Bergen) is a Norwegian theatre director, playwright, musician, Bertolt Brecht enthusiast and artistic director of Transiteatret-Bergen. Tore Vagn Lid holds a professorship in dramaturgy at the National Academy ...

(born 1973), Norwegian theatre director, playwright and musician * Tore A. Liltved (1939-2004), Norwegian politician * Tore Lindbekk (born 1933), Norwegian sociologist and politician *

Tore Lindholt Tore Lindholt (13 October 1941 – 14 November 2021) was a Norwegian economist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party. He was twice the acting director of the Norwegian State Railways, and Folketrygdfondet from 1990 to 2004. He was ...

(born 1941), Norwegian economist, civil servant and politician * Tore Lindzén (1914–2003), Swedish water polo player and Olympic athlete *

Tore Ljungqvist Tore Gunnar Ljungqvist (21 April 1905 – 27 January 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympic ...

(1905–1980), Swedish water polo player and Olympic athlete *

Tore Lokoloko Sir Tore Lokoloko (21 September 1930 – 13 March 2013) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the second governor-general of Papua New Guinea from 1977 to 1983. He was governor-general during Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee visit t ...

(born 1930), former Governor-General of Papua New Guinea * Tore Meinecke (born 1967), German tennis player * Tore Falch Nilsen (1948–2008), Norwegian ice hockey player and Olympic athlete * Tore Nordenstam (born 1934), Swedish philosopher * Tore Nordseth (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Tore Nordtun (born 1949), Norwegian politician * Tore Nordtvedt (born 1944), Norwegian footballer * Tore Ørjasæter (1886-1968), Norwegian poet *

Tore Østby Tore Østby (born 1972) is a founder, guitarist, producer, and songwriter for Norwegian progressive metal band Conception. After the band stopped playing on a permanent basis (the band was active from 1989 to 1998 and went on a 10-year hiatus) he ...

(born 1972), songwriter, producer and guitarist *

Tore Pedersen Tore Pedersen (born 29 September 1969) is a Norwegian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent time abroad for Wimbledon, St. Pauli, Oldham Athletic, IFK Göteborg, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Eintracht Frankfurt and Blackbu ...

(born 1969), Norwegian retired football defender * Tore Pryser (born 1945), Norwegian historian and professor *

Tore Bernt Ramton Tore Bernt Ramton (18 October 1945 – 20 September 2010) was a Norwegian sports official. From 1981 to 1985 he was the president of the Norwegian Skating Association. From 1987 he was a referee in speed skating European Championships, World Champ ...

(1945–2010), Norwegian sports official * Tore Reginiussen (born 1986), Norwegian footballer *

Tore Renberg Tore Renberg is a Norwegian writer. He is the author of many books within many genres, including novels, short-stories and children's books, as well as writing for film and stage. His work has been translated into many languages. He has two child ...

(born 1972), Norwegian writer *

Tore Olaf Rimmereid Tore Olaf Rimmereid (born 1962) is a Norway, Norwegian businessperson. He has the siviløkonom, siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. From 1988 to 1990 he was an adviser for the Conservative Party of N ...

(born 1962), Norwegian businessman *Tore Sagvolden (born 1959), Norwegian orienteering competitor *Tore Sandvik (born 1972), Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion *Tore Schei (born 1946), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway *Tore Schweder (born 1943), Norwegian statistician and professor *Tore Segelcke (1901-1979), Norwegian actress *Tore Strømøy (born 1960), Norwegian journalist, television presenter, talk show host and former racewalker *Tore Svennberg (1858–1941), Swedish stage and film actor and theatre director *Tore Tønne (1948-2002), former Norwegian Minister of Health and Social Affairs *Tore Torgersen (born 1968), Norwegian ten-pin bowler *Tore Torvbråten (born 1968), Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist *Tore Tvedt (born 1943), Norwegian founder of the far-right organization Vigrid *Tore Uppström (1937-2006), Swedish pianist, composer and author *Tore Vikingstad (born 1975), Norwegian professional ice hockey player *Tore Zetterholm (1915–2001), Swedish novelist, playwright and journalist

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