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Thora

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Gender: Female Meaning of Thora: "thunder goddess" Origin of Thora: Norse

The name Thora is a girl's name of Norse origin meaning "thunder goddess". Thora and is often added to user-created lists like Gothic Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "What would be the perfect twin?".

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Much softer and gentler than its meaning suggests, publicized by actress Thora Birch.

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Famous People Named Thora

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Thora Birch, American actress
Thora Hird, English actress
Thora Bjorg Helga, Icelandic actress
(Thora Gerda) Sofie Castenschiold, Danish tennis player
(Thora) Janette Scott, English actress
Thora Town-Hart, a wife of Viking Ragnar Loðbrók
Thora, nickname of Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Thora Migliori-Dowdell, wife of Club Tattoo founder and former Grey Daze band member Sean Dowdell

Pop Culture References for the name Thora

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Thora Read, grandmother on animated series "Arthur"
Thora West, elderly rancher in Monomi Park game "Slime Rancher"

Nicknames & Variations for Thora

Thodia, Thyra, Thordis, Tora, Tyra

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