Thorlaug (Þórlaug): Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Thor's bath
Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Girl

Thorlaug (Þórlaug) is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “Thor's bath”. It appears in our list of 175+ *Powerful* Norse Girl Names From Viking Lore.

Meaning & Origin of Thorlaug (Þórlaug)

Meaning: Thor's bath.

Origin: Old Norse.

A common claim: Thor's vow Actually: This name is sometimes glossed as 'Thor's vow,' but that meaning belongs to the similarly spelled name Thorlög ('lög,' law); Thorlaug's second part, 'laug,' actually means bath or pool.

Popularity of Thorlaug (Þórlaug)

Thorlaug (Þórlaug) doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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