Torald

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Tarald (regional variant)

Etymology

From Old Norse Þóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ valdr (“rule”). Doublet of Torvald. Cognate with Faroese Hóraldur, Tóraldur.

Proper noun

Torald m (definite Toralden)

a male given name from Old Norse

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 363

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