Torgils

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Modern form of ÞÓRGÍSL.

TóRGíSL   male   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's shaft" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".
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: Þórgísl
DANISH: Troels
NORWEGIAN: Truls
SWEDISH: Truls
OTHER FORMS
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr