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Torvald (male)

Variants:Thorwald (M)
Diminutive(s):Tor (M)
Derivative(s):Tove (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scandinavian, from Old Norse "Thor" + "ruler".
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