Tore

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See also tore, töre, and -tore

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German [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈtoːʀə/

Noun [edit]

Tore pl

  1. Plural form of Tor "gates/goals"

Norwegian [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse Þórir, short form of names beginning with the thunder god's name Þórr, particularly Old Norse Þórvér.

Proper noun [edit]

Tore

  1. A male given name.

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References [edit]

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 993 males with the given name Tore living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish [edit]

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Proper noun [edit]

Tore

  1. A male given name of Old Norse origin, cognate to Norwegian Tore.

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