Torfinn is a Norwegian male given name.

Origin

The name Torfinn is derived from

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''Þórfinnr'', which is composed of ''Þór'' (meaning ''thunder'', also the name of the Nordic god of thunder

Thor Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred g ...

) and ''finnr'', which refers to

Finnish people Finns or Finnish people (, ) are a Baltic Finns, Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these cou ...

. Thus it has been hypothesised to mean ''thunder of/to the Finns''.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include: *

Torfinn Bentzen Torfinn Bentzen (1912–1986) was a Norwegian jurist and sports official. He chaired the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1967 to 1973. He was a barrister by occupatio ...

(1912–1986), Norwegian jurist * Torfinn Bjarkøy (1952-2022), Norwegian civil servant * Torfinn Bjørnaas (1914-2009), Norwegian resistance member * Torfinn Haukås (1931-1993), Norwegian novelist * Torfinn Opheim (born 1961), Norwegian politician * Torfinn Skard (1891-1970), Norwegian horticulturist

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