Torsten

See also: törsten

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).

Proper noun

Torsten

1. a male given name.

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German

Alternative forms

• Thorsten

Etymology

From Danish Torsten, from Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).

Proper noun

Torsten

1. a male given name borrowed from Danish, popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).

Proper noun

Torsten c (genitive Torstens)

1. a male given name.

Anagrams

• tentors, tornets