Meanings
thor1
possessive pronoun without noun thors
- Geordiedeterminerpossessivetheir
Thor2
- Norsehuman sciencesA hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.
1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 1551 more example
There’s the Thor fly in tribute of the God of Thunder, played in Marvel by Chris Hemsworth. Its scientific name is “Daptolestes bronteflavus,” which is derived from Latin like most scientific names – and translates to “blond thunder.”
2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN - A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
- A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.
Origin
- Old NorseÞórr
- EnglishThor
Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.
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Bengali থর
- থর (thor)thunder god
Chinese Mandarin 索爾 /索尔, 索爾 /索尔
- 索爾 /索尔 (suǒ'ěr)male given name
- 索爾 /索尔 (Suó'ěr)thunder god
Danish Thor, Thor
- Thormale given name
- Thorthunder god
- Torthunder god
Dutch Donar
- Donarthunder god
Esperanto Toro
- Torothunder god
Estonian Thor
- Thorthunder god
Finnish Thor, Tor
- Thorthunder god
- Torthunder god
French Thor
- Thorthunder god
German Thor, Donar
- Thorthunder god
- Donarthunder god
Greek Θώρ
- Θώρ (Thór)thunder god
Hindi थॉर
- थॉर (thŏr)thunder god
Icelandic Þór, Þór
- Þórmale given name
- Þórthunder god
Irish Túr
- Túrthunder god
Japanese トール
- トール (Tōru)thunder god
Korean 토르
- 토르 (Toreu)thunder god
Latin Thōrus
- Thōrusthunder god
Latvian Tors
- Torsthunder god
Lithuanian Toras
- Torasthunder god
Norwegian Tor, Tor
- Tormale given name
- Torthunder god
Portuguese Thor, Tor
- Thorthunder god
- Torthunder god
Russian Тор
- Торthunder god
Spanish Thor
- Thorthunder god
Swedish Tor, Tor
- Tormale given name
- Torthunder god
Turkish Tor
- Torthunder god
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Cite this entry
thor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thor
“thor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thor.
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