Tormod

Tormod
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Language(s)	Old Norse
Word/Name	Þórmóðr
Derivation	Þorr + móðr
Meaning	"Thor" + "mind", "courage"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Tormoid
Anglicisation(s)	Norman

Tormod is a masculine Scottish given name. It is a Scottish Gaelic name, derived as a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr. This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: Þorr, meaning "Thor", the Norse god of thunder; and móðr, meaning "mind", "courage". The Anglicised form of the Gaelic name is Norman.^[1] A variant of Tormod is the Scottish Gaelic Tormoid.

People with the given name

Tormod Andreassen, Norwegian curler
Tormod Kark, slave and friend of Håkon Sigurdsson
Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889-1973), Norwegian councillor of state and minister
Tormod Granheim (born 1974), Norwegian adventurer and motivational speaker
Tormod Haugen (1945-2008), Norwegian author
Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889-1973), Norwegian architect and politician
Tormod Knutsen (born 1932), Norwegian nordic combined athlete
Tormod MacGill-Eain (born 1937), Scottish Gaelic comedian, novelist, poet, musician and broadcaster
Tormod MacLeod (fl.13th century), a Scottish clan chief
Tormod MacGill-Eain (born 1937), Scottish Gaelic comedian, novelist, poet, musician and broadcaster
Tormod Mobraaten (born 1910), Norwegian-Canadian skier
Tormod Skagestad (1920-1997), Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, actor and theatre director
Tormod Petter Svennevig (born 1929), Norwegian diplomat and politician

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 207, 410, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1

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