Torald
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Tarald (regional variant)
Etymology
From Old Norse Þóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”). Doublet of Torvald. Cognate with Faroese Hóraldur, Tóraldur.
Proper noun
Torald m (definite Toralden)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 363