Thor

American

[thawr] / θɔr /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
a male given name.

Thor British

/ θɔː /

noun

Norse myth the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt

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Thor Cultural

The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

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Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.

Etymology

Origin of Thor

before 1050; Old English Thōr < Old Norse Thōrr literally, thunder

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“We can act very quickly because we are small,” said Ragnar Thor Gunnarsson, CEO of cod liver company Akraborg, which is owned by Lysi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Superman, Wonder Woman and Thor were born to greatness.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Thor then makes the former Captain America take hold of his hammer, Mjölnir, to prove his identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Isaac GRoot is Nvidia’s software for robot brains, running on Jetson Thor hardware.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

“Thor. Thor can’t sleep in your bed. Thor is a wild animal. Wild animals don’t sleep in beds.”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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