Thor

[KirstieKaren]

Please can I ask people's opinions on Thor? TIA

Nope. Sorry.

Awful name, sorry

we use it in Denmark. It’s not an awful name it’s just not English. But MN cannot handle anything slightly different.
it’s pronounced Tor

For a kitten? Sure

For a human? Don't be ridiculous

Depends which country you are in and heritage you have. If you are British then it’s a stupid name for your child, cute name for cat although a little overused (I no 3 Thor cats)

Sorry not a fan. It's a very popular name for XL bully dogs (several which have killed) which has given me a negative vibe from it.

my gran used to say

The god of war rode out one day upon his favourite filly
“I’m Thor” he cried, the horse replied, “you forgot your thaddle silly” probably from an old comedian

there are kids called things like Apollo and Seth. I met an Agamemnon once. Mem for short. Probably not as much of a burden as it would’ve been 20 years ago

So there's no drip feed I'm in the Uk, white British. No interesting heritage. Hubby is determined on Thor I can't decide if I like it

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s fine. You’ll get torn apart on here though, mn is weird about even slightly unusual baby names. I had the misfortune once to mention I named my baby Sonny. I don’t even get what’s so unusual about Sonny, he was named for his father and grandfather. I had nearly 4 pages of people literally swearing at me, calling me names, and telling me that sonny wasn’t even a proper name 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Thorn?

as an only very slightly better compromise?

Would you pronounce it Tor?

I know a Cane Corso called Thor. Silly name if white British.

Thornley?

he could be Thor for short, but at least you would have deniability

No, too much

Although I do like Thora

That’s not going to help

I’ve also got a sonny and can confirm that mn HATES a sonny 🤣🤣 op I’d rather Thor than a Ben or James or Oliver

Do you have Scandi heritage? I do know a toddler Thor - and I haven’t heard anyone comment to his parents but tbh I think it’s a big name to live up to, despite its nice sound.

It just might not be much fun for him if he goes through a short/weedy stage as a teenager or even if he ends up not being very tall or buff as an adult (don’t think the Blond thing matters as much 🤣 but it’s definitely hard to picture a shrimpy Norse God).

Thorin (as in LOTR) might be less hassle? But who knows - Freya, Athena etc are considered “normal” names now, so maybe in a decade or so, the boys ones like Thor, Apollo etc will follow suit.

Is your partner into superhero movies? Also, you're the one giving birth so you get the final say on baby names!!

I love Thor, it would have been DD’s name if she’d been a boy

It's a no from me simply cos I think of the marvel character, and only a very small percentage of humans could carry such a name (eg a Hemsworth)

No Scandinavian heritage. Hubby loves Marvel and yes would pronounce 'Thor' with the T H

My husband is half Norwegian and has an uncle Tore, (pronounced Tow-ra). It means Thor in Norwegian and I think it is the same name a Norwegian would use when talking about the God. But I don’t think it works (as Thor or Tore) for a family with no Scandi heritage, it smacks of an immature man naming his kid after a comic book hero. Could he go for Clark or Tony or Bruce instead maybe?

In that case, hell no

I like it. An alternative could be Thurston / Thurstan, Torsten or Tor.

Please take all replies here with a pinch of salt as most people frequenting the name boards are really vanilla. Unless you want to call your baby Oliver, James or George you'll be told you're committing a crime against humanity...

Yeah literally nobody has said that. And some of the names on this board are just daft but people on here love them. But Thor is more of a pet name if you are British, especially when naming something after a comic book.