Tormod is a masculine Norwegian[1] and Scottish Gaelic given name.[2] The Norwegian name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.[1] This name is composed of two elements: Þorr, the name of the Norse god of thunder; and móðr, meaning "mind", "courage".[3] The Gaelic name is derived from the Old Norse personal names Þórmóðr[4] and Þormundr.[5] A variant of the Norwegian name is Thormod.[1] An Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name is Norman.[6] The Irish surname Tormey or Tarmey translate into English as "descendant of Tormach". The name Tormach is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr. Tormey or Tarmey are the anglicised versions of Ó Tormaigh or Ó Tormadha.

Tormod
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Norwegian, Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Language(s)Old Norse
Word/name1. Þórmóðr
2. Þormundr
Derivation1. Þorr + móðr
Meaning1. Þorr + "mind", "courage"
Other names
Variant form(s)Thormod
Anglicisation(s)Norman

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  • Coleman, NL; Veka, O (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-24834-5 – via Google Books.
  • Cox, RAV (2009). "Towards a Taxonomy of Contact Onomastics: Norse Place-Names in Scottish Gaelic" (PDF). The Journal of Scottish Name Studies. 3: 15–28. ISSN 1747-7387 – via Clann Tuirc.
  • Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  • Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.