Thor

American  

[thawr] / θɔr /

noun

1. 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.

2. a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.

3. a male given name.

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Thor British  

/ θɔː /

noun

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

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Thor Cultural  

1. 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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Thor

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

Also running are Republicans Sean Lee, a financial services executive, and Eric Thor Aarnio, a contractor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, appearing before Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, as the Norse god's Mjolnir hammer flies into the former's hands.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

“I think you’d like to read the story about Thor, the thunder god,” Daisy said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls