Truls: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Truls – Meaning: Thor's pledge or hostage – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: TROOLS


Truls is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “Thor's pledge or hostage”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Truls

Meaning: Thor's pledge or hostage.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Truls

Phonetic: TROOLS   IPA: /trʉːls/

Popularity of Truls

Truls 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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