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Thor

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namethoughts · 08/09/2023 13:12

What are your thoughts on the name Thor?

We have Danish heritage and seem to produce blonde, broad and tall boys. My partner absolutely adores this name...

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StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 25/09/2024 17:12

Fuck me. There is thread after thread in baby names with MNers suggesting riDICulous names because they want something Scandinavian because of this cultural fetish, and the names are fucking bonkers made up shit thatbear NO resemblance to Danish or Scandinavian culture yet everyone tells them how lovely these names are. Then along comes a couple with Danish heritage suggesting a very run of the mill Danish name and you all lose your shit.

It's a brilliant name. I'd pronounce is as Tor.

ErrolTheDragon · 25/09/2024 17:02

This for me - it's an incredibly hard name to pronounce with a lisp.

My dd had me puzzled when she was a teenager, when she said she wanted to go and see 'Four' with her friends and I couldn't find a film with this name.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 25/09/2024 16:38

What did you go for in the end, OP?

peaceinourtime · 25/09/2024 16:36

Leif

BootballJoy · 25/09/2024 16:33

Torin is nice. There's a name popular in the Orkney islands - Thorfinn - which you might like?

ACynicalDad · 24/09/2024 00:40

FML

RomeoLintin · 24/09/2024 00:34

It's your baby, if that's t' name you want to call him go for it. These people have no right to tell you not to. It's not their child. I'd happily name my child Thor if I had a boy.

JaninaDuszejko · 09/09/2023 10:04

I like it but I grew up somewhere where Thorfinn is a reasonably common name and so I don't think of trashy American blockbuster characters when I hear it. Surprised at the negativity TBH, if we'd had another son he would have been Thorfinn.

WaltzingWaters · 09/09/2023 10:00

Definitely a no if living in the UK I’m afraid, even with Danish heritage. Unless your child has a huge and confident personality with a strong physique throughout his life, that name will just be a burden and a big opportunity for bullying.

hdbs17 · 09/09/2023 09:59

No.

Heritage aside, everyone is just going to think that you're both Marvel mad.

ChillysWaterBottle · 09/09/2023 09:56

Amazing, I love it

continentallentil · 09/09/2023 09:55

LittleBoPeepHasLostHerShit · 08/09/2023 22:20

But Thor isn't pronounced with a 'th'. It's a t-sound. Personally I think it's a bit silly when people use names from another culture and spell/pronounce them as if they were English. Imagine calling your son 'Jean-Paul', to celebrate your French heritage, expect you're pronouncing it 'Gene-Paul'.

It’s pronounced with an H in the UK and the US - and we’ll known for centuries because of the mythology, plus Thora has been a popular girls’ name at times.

Names naturally move countries and change pronunciations. Jean isn’t a male name in the UK, so the fact you’d have to insist on pronouncing it the French way isn’t a comparable example.

continentallentil · 09/09/2023 09:51

No - Too Much. Your husband can inflict his inner Chris H fantasies on someone else.

I don’t Danish boys are often called Thor are they? Toren is nice.

I do love Thora for a girl though, I must admit. It just has a different vibe.

jackles · 08/09/2023 22:26

Makes me think of Thor Heyerdahl, of the Kon-Tiki. Loved reading about that adventure as a child.

LittleBoPeepHasLostHerShit · 08/09/2023 22:20

But Thor isn't pronounced with a 'th'. It's a t-sound. Personally I think it's a bit silly when people use names from another culture and spell/pronounce them as if they were English. Imagine calling your son 'Jean-Paul', to celebrate your French heritage, expect you're pronouncing it 'Gene-Paul'.

BlackberryCrumbs · 08/09/2023 22:14

Great as an ironic, amusing name for a Chihuahua.

Awful and ridiculous for a child.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 08/09/2023 22:10

It's terrible. Poor child.

Thinkbiglittleone · 08/09/2023 22:06

I do really love the name, but they might have alot to deal with in school if you have a really petite child.

You envisage....well......Thor but to then see a little dot walk in might be a bit of a piss take opportunity.

TaylorsSwimShorts · 08/09/2023 22:01

AwkwardPaws27 · 08/09/2023 13:24

I like it. DH was keen on Thorin too (although we ended up going with Magnus).

Excellent name choice!

TaylorsSwimShorts · 08/09/2023 21:57

I have a Magnus Thor... so I'd say go for it! Luckily he's very blonde and absolutely huge, as in the size of a 3/4 yr old at 17months.. doubt anyone will ever dare to take the piss 🤣

Hairbal · 08/09/2023 20:45

Like it

PurpleMonkeys · 08/09/2023 20:42

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 08/09/2023 20:19

Vg, except Thor isn’t the god of war. That’s Tyr. Sadly it doesn’t assonate quite as nicely.

I have a soft spot for Thor. DC2 would have been Thora had he been a girl. We weren’t brave enough with DC1.

Torin? Torfinn?

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I didn't make that up. It's an old rhyme that has been around at least 50+ years.

Vettrianofan · 08/09/2023 20:40

Oh goodness this reminds me of when I was pregnant with my first years ago and DH wanted to call DC1 Thor. It was a no from me! Same reasons as posted above.

mummabubs · 08/09/2023 20:26

Very outing for me, but we have a child whose name can be shortened to Thor. 😊 I've had to accept that when he's a teen he may be known as that, but as far as nicknames go I don't think it's bad. He's 6.5 now and we don't regret choosing his name at all, he loves it. We have to spell his name out a bit for people, but both me and DH have names that often need spelling so it doesn't bother us. I think people either don't know, or forget that Thor (and other similar names!) are well-known in Scandinavian countries. It's not just the Marvel character (!)

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 08/09/2023 20:19

PurpleMonkeys · 08/09/2023 14:24

The god of war rode out one day upon his favourite filly,
"I'm Thor!" He cried,
The horse replied,
"Then change you thaddle thilly"

Vg, except Thor isn’t the god of war. That’s Tyr. Sadly it doesn’t assonate quite as nicely.

I have a soft spot for Thor. DC2 would have been Thora had he been a girl. We weren’t brave enough with DC1.

Torin? Torfinn?