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Origin of the name THORSTEIN.
Etymology of the
name THORSTEIN.
Meaning of the baby name THORSTEIN.
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THORSTEIN,
ÞORSTEIN. Another
spelling of Old Norse Thorsteinn
(q.v.), meaning "Thor's stone," from Thor/Þorr, god of thunder, and
steinn "stone."
Names.
An old Norse story says: "Most men had two names in one, and
thought it likeliest to lead to long life and good luck to have double
names." To be called after a god was very lucky. Here
are some of those double names with their meanings: "Thorstein"
means Thor's stone; "Thorkel" means Thor's fire; "Thorbiorn"
means Thor's bear;... (Viking
Tales, Hall, 1902).
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