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)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 363