&Thorn;OrbjÖRg

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Icelandic form of ÞÓRBJÖRG.

TóRBJ?RG   female   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björg "help, save, rescue".
THOR   male   Norse Mythology, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz. Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder, war and storms, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Þórbjörg
DANISH: Torborg
NORWEGIAN: Torbjørg, Torborg
SWEDISH: Thorborg, Torborg
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Þóra
DANISH: Thora, Tora
GERMAN: Thora
ICELANDIC: Þóra
NORWEGIAN: Thora, Tora, Torø
SWEDISH: Thora, Tora
OTHER FORMS
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr