Thorfinn
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Old Icelandic Þórr, the name of the god of thunder, deriving from Proto-Germanic *þunraz 'thunder' + Old Icelandic finnr 'a Finn, a Sami'.
The name of a 10th C earl of Orkney and an 11th C earl of Orkney.
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1040x1057 Torfyny (gen) ESC V
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Thorfinn". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Thorfinn.