Tora (given name) explained

Tora or Thora are female given names. In North Germanic languages, both Tora and Thora are derived from the Old Norse Þóra.^[1], a name related to the Norse god Thor. In English, Tora may also be a short form of Victoria.

Notable people with these names include:

Thora

• Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003), English actress
• Thora Birch (born 1982), American actress
• Thora Borgarhjort or Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland (present-day southern Sweden) in Norse mythology
• Thora Bjorg Helga Icelandic actress
• Thora Magnusdottir (born c. 1100), a daughter of Magnus III of Norway
• Thora Read (also known as Grandma Thora), a character in children's TV and book series Arthur
• Thora Wigardh (1860–1933), Swedish physician

Tora

• Tora Aasland (born 1942), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Research and Higher Education
• Tora Berger (born 1981), Norwegian biathlete and world and Olympic champion
• Tora Harris (1978), American high jumper
• Tora Vega Holmström (1880–1967), Swedish painter
• Tora Mosterstong, Norwegian concubine of King Harald Fairhair
• Tora Olafsdotter, a comic book superheroine in publications from DC Comics.
• Tora Sudiro (born 1973), Indonesian actor
• Tora Teje (1893–1970), Swedish theatre and silent film actress
• Tora Torbergsdatter (1025-?), Norwegian royal consort

See also

• Tola (name)
• Tona (name)
• Tova

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/th31o10ra Behind the Name