Tore

Tore

Tore is a Scandinavian boy's name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Tórir, which in turn is derived from Tórver, which is composed of tor which means thunder, and ver which means Giant. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed Olaf II of Norway at the Battle of Stiklestad. Approximately 18 000 people in Norway are named Tore.

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Famous quotes containing the word tore:

    “You really were a panther, a wild-cat,
    who tore me limb from limb;
    my thanks for that.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “They out-talked thee, hissed thee, tore thee?
    Better men fared thus before thee;”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “He packed a lot of things that she had made
    Most mournfully away in an old chest
    Of hers, and put some chopped-up cedar boughs
    In with them, and tore down the slaughterhouse.”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)