Torvald - Meaning of Torvald

What does Torvald mean?

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Torvald

[ syll. tor-val(d), to-rva-ld ] The baby boy name Torvald is of Old Norse origin and it is used mainly in the Scandinavian language. The name means 'Thor's ruler'. It is a two-element name derived from thor + valdr meaning 'thunder, thunder god' + 'to rule' respectively. An original form of Torvald is Thorvaldr (Old Norse).

Forms of the name include the Scandinavian Thorvald, the German and Scandinavian Thorwald, the German Torwald, and the Scandinavian Tove.

See also the related forms, the English, Hebrew, and Scandinavian Tova and the name Tova.

See also the related categories, ruler (king), god, thunder, thor, and scandinavian.

Torvald is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000.

A baby name that sounds like Torvald is the Scandinavian Thorvald.