Names That Mean Thunder

Bronte is the lovely surname of the three novel-writing sisters, now used as a baby name; a fitting tribute for lovers of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. An extra element of Bronte's appeal: the surprise of it dramatic meaning coupled with its mellifluous sound.

Taranis was the Celtic god of thunder, the equivalent of the Norse god Thor. With Thor along with a legion of mythological choices back in use as baby names, Taranis just may have a chance to rise from the recesses of history to make the modern baby name rosters.

Futuristic, in a 1930s kind of way.

In Norway, a Grandpa Name.

Tore, which peaked in Norway in the 1940s, is now solidly in grandpa territory. But Ture, the Swedish variant, is a rising favorite among Swedish babes.

An anglicised or dutchified spelling of the Icelandic name Eyþóra, brought to fame by the Dutch Olympic gymnast Eythora Elisabet Thorsdottir, whose parents are Icelandic.

Old dialectal form of Tholf

Thunderous name with Native American origins.

Derived from an Old Norse name meaning "thunder wolf", but long associated with the Swedish/Danish/Norwegian word tolv "twelve" and therefore given to the twelfth child of the family.

Tordis left Norway's popularity charts in 1948, placing it among the old lady name that could soon be up for revival.

Diminutive form of Tholf

Wakinyan is a traditional name from the Lakota tribe and language, in which it means "thunder". Today, parents with Lakota heritage have been reviving Wakinyan and other names for their children.

A powerful Cree nature-related word turned name.

Þórdís is an ancient name that's currently seeing a resurgence in Iceland. It was derived from Þórr, the original form of the mythological Thor, and the Old Norse element dis, meaning "goddess." The first letter is called a thorn and is pronounced like a TH. The proper Anglicization is Thordis or Tordis.

A traditional Icelandic name combined of the Old Norse elements ey, meaning "island," and Þor, "thunder." The Anglicized form is Eythor.

The modern form of Þórdís.