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Sounds similar to the German "tuer", meaning "door".
The name is pronounced "TOOR" and is the fourteenth most popular boy's name in Norway.
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The word "tor" means "king" in the Tiv language of Nigeria, near the cradle of mankind. In "The Ouzo Prophecy" (see church-of-ouzo.com), Tor is the new name of the Second Coming of Christ.
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Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (Thor), the name of a Norse god, who is the personification of thunder.
Sometimes used as a short form of names of Old Norse origin which begin with the element Tor.- Famous real-life people named Tor: | Edit
Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler
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Tor, a prehistoric comic-book character
Tor, a character in several Robin McKinley novels
Sir Tor, an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table
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