Torwald - A pleasant boy name

Torwald is a masculine name of Nordic origin, meaning “ruler of Thor”, referring to the Norse God of thunder.

What’s the origin of Torwald

Torwald is a variant of Thorwald, which is a German and Swedish name of Nordic-Germanic origin. The original Old Norse form is þórvaldr.

What’s the meaning of Torwald

The name Torwald is made up of the elements “Thor” (refers to the Germanic and Norse God of thunder Thor) and “waltan”, which means “to rule” (from Old Norse “valdr”). Therefore Torwald means “Thor’s ruler”.

Variants of Torwald

• Thorwald

Phonetics

Torwald (TOR-vult) is a slightly difficult name to pronounce with a pleasant sonority