Torstein

  • [ - ]
  • Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN.

TORSTEN   male   Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".
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: Þórsteinn
DANISH: Thorsten, Torsten
FINNISH: Torsti
GERMAN: Thorsten, Torsten
NORWEGIAN: Thorstein
SWEDISH: Thorsten, Torsten
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Dustin, Dusty, Thurstan
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr