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Loved

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

One of my three given names is Torunn. It’s of Norse origin and it’s meaning is ‘loved by Thor’ an essential god in Norse mythology. And I have a close male relative named Thor/Tor so it’s very much meaningful in this sense as well.

My other names are both Norse origin names. One means ‘gift of the Sun’ and other name close in meaning to ‘ancestors struggle’. All three are quite important to my identity.

I chose my given names last year after some time thinking of changes to my everyday life and my true self in terms of names and heritage. I’m proud of my roots, including my Norwegian ancestors and the ethnic minority groups I also belong to culturally and of genetics. I’m around 21% ethnicity estimate Finnish and I love Finland deeply as well as being Sámi, it’s all connected.

So yes, I’m loved by Thor. The god of thunder, literally. I’m not afraid of the sound and feeling of thunderstorm, even if I stay inside during them.

Thanks for reading my blogs ❤ ❤

Norse origin names

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

As I mention on my other blog my first names are mostly of Norse origin, including Ingvild and Torunn. I’m going to write about our family name Jorunn because it has special place in my heart and the meaning is wonderful. I have an older close relative with this name and a younger close relative being named after her great-grandmother. It’s of Norse origin and it means ‘love of horses’. And horses are amazing animals as I wrote here a couple of days ago.

Jeg er veldig glad i deg, Jorunn ❤

Ingvild, Johanne and my roots

Daily writing prompt

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

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as I have written about on my other blog one of my first names is Ingvild. It’s of Norse origin and it comes from ‘Ing/Yngvi’ (a Norse mythology god) and ‘hildr’ (meaning battle/struggle) and it can be translated as ‘foremothers struggle’ which resonates with me deeply not only because it’s the meaning of my name but also our family history and my passion for genealogy research, ethnicity and culture.

My other name is Johanne from Hebrew and it means ‘God’s mercy/mercy of God’ or ‘God is gracious’ and I also have another Norse origin name I will not mention here due to privacy reasons.