Tora (given name)

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Tora or Thora are female given names. In North Germanic languages, both Tora and Thora are derived from the Old Norse Þóra.[1] In English, Tora may also be a short form of Victoria.

Notable people with these names include:

Thora
  • Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003), English actress
  • Thora Birch (born 1982), American actress
  • Thora Borgarhjort or Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland (present-day southern Sweden) in Norse mythology
  • Thora Bjorg Helga Icelandic actress
  • Thora Magnusdottir (born c. 1100), a daughter of Magnus III of Norway
  • Thora Read (also known as Grandma Thora), a character in children's TV and book series Arthur


Tora
  • Tora Aasland (born 1942), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Research and Higher Education
  • Tora Berger (born 1981), Norwegian biathlete and world and Olympic champion
  • Tora Harris (1978), American high jumper
  • Tora Mosterstong, Norwegian concubine of King Harald Fairhair
  • Tora Olafsdotter, a comic book superheroine in publications from DC Comics.
  • Tora Sudiro (born 1973), Indonesian actor
  • Tora Teje (1893–1970), Swedish theatre and silent film actress
  • Tora Torbergsdatter (1025-?), Norwegian royal consort

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