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Origin of the name THORDIS.
Etymology of the name THORDIS.
Meaning of the baby name THORDIS.

  

THORDÍS.  Danish name meaning "Thor's spirit (or sprite)," from the a compound of Thor, god of thunder, and dís "spirit, sprite."  Also see Tordis.

    Thor had his elf, Thoralfr, his household spirit Thordis, his bear and his wolf... (History of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884)

... before Thormod had quite recovered from his wounds, it happened that Thordis, the mother of the man he had slain, was restless in her sleep.  Her son Bödvar would not allow her to be wakened, and after she awoke of her accord, he asked her what she had dreamed... (Scandinavian Folk-lore, Craigie, 1896)

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