Tormod

Tormod is a masculine Norwegian^[1] and Scottish Gaelic given name.^[2] The Norwegian name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.^[1] This name is composed of two elements: Þorr, the name of the Norse god of thunder; and móðr, meaning "mind", "courage".^[3] The Gaelic name is derived from the Old Norse personal names Þórmóðr^[4] and Þormundr.^[5] A variant of the Norwegian name is Thormod.^[1] An Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name is Norman.^[6] The Irish surname Tormey or Tarmey translate into English as "descendant of Tormach". The name Tormach is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr. Tormey or Tarmey are the anglicised versions of Ó Tormaigh or Ó Tormadha.

Tormod

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Norwegian, Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Language(s)	Old Norse
Word/name	1. Þórmóðr 2. Þormundr
Derivation	1. Þorr + móðr
Meaning	1. Þorr + "mind", "courage"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Thormod
Anglicisation(s)	Norman

People with the given name

• Tormod Andreassen, Norwegian curler
• Tormod Kark, slave and friend of Håkon Sigurdsson
• Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889–1973), Norwegian councillor of state and minister
• Tormod Granheim (born 1974), Norwegian adventurer and motivational speaker
• Tormod Haugen (1945–2008), Norwegian author
• Tormod Kristoffer Hustad (1889–1973), Norwegian architect and politician
• Tormod Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
• Tormod MacGill-Eain (1937–2017), Scottish Gaelic comedian, novelist, poet, musician and broadcaster
• Tormod MacLeod (fl. 13th century), a Scottish clan chief
• Tormod Mobraaten (1910–1991), Norwegian-Canadian skier
• Tormod Skagestad (1920–1997), Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, actor and theatre director
• Tormod Petter Svennevig (1929–2016), Norwegian diplomat and politician
• Tormod Bjørkhaug Jakobsen (1994-) Norwegian percussionist in Strusshamn Musikkforening, Archaeologist

Citations

1. Coleman; Veka (2010) p. 48.
2. Hanks; Hardcastle (2006) pp. 207, 410.
3. Coleman; Veka (2010) p. 48; Hanks; Hardcastle (2006) p. 410.
4. Hanks; Hardcastle (2006) p. 410.
5. Cox (2009) p. 18.
6. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1963; Hanks; Hardcastle (2006) p. 207.

References

• Coleman, NL; Veka, O (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-24834-5 – via Google Books.
• Cox, RAV (2009). "Towards a Taxonomy of Contact Onomastics: Norse Place-Names in Scottish Gaelic" (PDF). The Journal of Scottish Name Studies. 3: 15–28. ISSN 1747-7387 – via Clann Tuirc.
• Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
• Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.