Torsten

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Torsten is a male first name, especially known in Scandinavian and Middle European Countries.

[edit] Etymology

  • The name is composed by the words Thor (Germanic "Lord of Thunder and War") and sten (Swedish for "stone"). It can be translated to "Thor's stone", "Thor's hammer" or even "adamant as Thor".

[edit] Variants

  • Thorsten, Thurstan, Thorvald, Thorolf

[edit] Saint's day