Tormod Explained
| Tormod |
| Gender: | Masculine |
| Language: | Norwegian, Scottish Gaelic |
| Language origin: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | 1. Norse, Old: Þórmóðr
2. Norse, Old: Þormundr |
| Derivation: | 1. Norse, Old: Þorr + Norse, Old: móðr |
| Meaning: | 1. Norse, Old: Þorr + "mind", "courage" |
| Anglicisation: | Norman |
| Variant: | Norwegian: Thormod |
Tormod is a masculine Norwegian[1] and Scottish Gaelic given name.[2] The Norwegian name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Norse, Old: Þórmóðr.[1] This name is composed of two elements: Norse, Old: [[Þorr]], the name of the Norse god of thunder; and Norse, Old: móðr, meaning "mind", "courage".[3] The Gaelic name is derived from the Old Norse personal names Norse, Old: Þórmóðr[4] and Norse, Old: Þormundr.[5] A variant of the Norwegian name is Norwegian: Thormod.[1] An Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name is Norman.[6] The Irish surname Tormey or Tarmey translate into English as "descendant of Tormach". The name Tormach is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr. Tormey or Tarmey are the anglicised versions of Ó Tormaigh or Ó Tormadha.
People with the given name
- Tormod Andreassen, Norwegian curler
- Tormod Kark, slave and friend of Håkon Sigurdsson
- Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889–1973), Norwegian councillor of state and minister
- Tormod Granheim (born 1974), Norwegian adventurer and motivational speaker
- Tormod Haugen (1945–2008), Norwegian author
- Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889–1973), Norwegian architect and politician
- Tormod Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
- Tormod MacGill-Eain (1937–2017), Scottish Gaelic comedian, novelist, poet, musician and broadcaster
- Tormod MacLeod (13th century), a Scottish clan chief
- Tormod Mobraaten (1910–1991), Norwegian-Canadian skier
- Tormod Skagestad (1920–1997), Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, actor and theatre director
- Tormod Petter Svennevig (1929–2016), Norwegian diplomat and politician
- Tormod Bjørkhaug Jakobsen (1994-) Norwegian percussionist in Strusshamn Musikkforening, Archaeologist
References
- Book: Coleman . NL . Veka . O . 2010 . A Handbook of Scandinavian Names . . Madison . 978-0-299-24834-5 . . C1 . registration .
- Cox . RAV . 2009 . Towards a Taxonomy of Contact Onomastics: Norse Place-Names in Scottish Gaelic . PDF . . 3 . 15 - 28 . 1747-7387 . Clann Tuirc . C2 .
- Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . K . Hodges . F . 2006 . 1990 . A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford Paperback Reference . 2nd . . Oxford . 978-0-19-861060-1 . H1 .
- Book: Hanks . P . Coates . R . McClure . P . 2016 . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . 3 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 978-0-19-879883-5 . H2 .
Notes and References
- [#C1|Coleman; Veka (2010)]
- [#H1|Hanks; Hardcastle (2006)]
- [#C1|Coleman; Veka (2010)]
- [#H1|Hanks; Hardcastle (2006)]
- [#C2|Cox (2009)]
- [#H2|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
