Thorvald name meaning
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What does Thorvald mean?
Thorvald means Thunder or Rule is originated from Old Norse is a baby boy name is used primarily in Faroese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic, Finnish and Scandinavian. Thorvald is variant form of Torvald.
Torvald is version of Þórvaldr. Also Torvald is variation of age-old Thorvald. Meaning of Torvald is Rule, Thunder God and Thunder is originated from Old Norse. Thorvald is Swedish equivalent of Þórvaldr.
How do I pronounce Thorvald?
The proper pronunciation of three syllabled Thorvald is th(o)-rva-ld. The other ways to say the name is thor-vald.
Variants of Thorvald
How popular is the name Thorvald?
Thorvald is an uncommon baby name in United States, its highest ever rank is 1031 (1888) in its 14 years run on United States naming chart. There are over 114 babies that have been given the name Thorvald in United States.
Thorvald is a rare baby name in France where it is still in use. At least, 1000 people globally have carried Thorvald as their given name according to our estimate.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 3361 | 6 |
| 1929 | 3959 | 5 |
| 1927 | 3450 | 7 |
| 1925 | 2588 | 11 |
| 1924 | 3867 | 6 |
| 1923 | 3175 | 8 |
| 1920 | 2603 | 11 |
| 1919 | 2665 | 10 |
| 1918 | 2699 | 10 |
| 1917 | 3981 | 5 |
Facts
Thorvald in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 57 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
 | 284 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Thorvald
At work, you are the innovator and researcher always focused on finding creative ways to solve things and improve the company's progress. When it comes to life goals, you dream big, meaning you are ambitious and self-confident. Besides being a good friend, you are a caring, passionate partner and devoted to your family. You act responsibly when involving other people in your actions. You love to explore, never comfortable in your comfort zone. In fact, you do not have a comfort zone.
Looking for a name like Thorvald? Please go through the following names
- Halfdan is used majorly in Danish and Old Norse is of Old Norse origin is given to baby boys. Halfdan is equivalent of Halfdanr in Danish and Swedish languages
- Sonjá is equivalent of Sonja in Sami language
- Ärnvardh - Used in Old Swedish and Swedish, Ärnvardh is aimed at baby boys. Ärnvardh is Swedish cognate of Ærnvardh
- Bianco - The commonly accepted unisex name Bianco is mostly used in Greenlandic, Danish and Swedish has its origin in Spanish language. Bianco is Italian equivalent of Bianca
- Brothir is Danish cognate of Bróðir
Famous people named Thorvald
- Thorvald Asvaldsson, father of the colonizer of Greenland, Erik the Red
- Thorvald Stauning, first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark
- Thorvald Eiriksson, son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson
- Thorvald Meyer, Norwegian businessman and philanthropist
- Thorvald Wilhelmsen, Norwegian long-distance runner
- Thorvald Eigenbrod, Danish field hockey player
- Thorvald N. Thiele, Danish astronomer and director of the Copenhagen Observatory
- Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician
- Thorvald Steen, Norwegian writer and government scholar
Lists having Thorvald
- Boy names beginning with T
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Norse Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Thunder
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Rule
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004