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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Thor m. Old Norse Þórr, the name of the god of thunder, deriving from Proto-Germanic *þunraz 'thunder'.

Scotland
Latin
c1100 Thor (abl) ESC XX; c1105 Thor (nom) ibid. XXIV; 1107x1117 Thor (nom) ibid. XXXIII; 1117x1124 Thor (nom) ibid. XXXIV
Sweden
Latin
1350 Tures (gen) SDHK no. 6040
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Thor". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Thor.