Names
| Name (Old Norse) |
Name (anglicized) |
Name meaning | Attestations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ásabragr | Asabrag | "Æsir-lord" | Skírnismál, Nafnaþulur |
| Ása-Þórr | Asa-Thor | "Æsir-Thor" | Repeatedly in the Prose Edda, Hárbarðsljóð |
| Atli | "the terrible" | Nafnaþulur, Þrymlur I, Sturlaugsrímur VI, Skikkjurímur III | |
| Björn | Bjorn, Biorn | "bear" | Nafnaþulur, Lokrur I, III |
| Einriði or Eindriði | Einridi or Eindridi | "the one who rides alone," perhaps originally "the one who rules alone" | Haustlöng, Vellekla, Nafnaþulur, Lokrur II, III |
| Ennilangr | Ennilang | "the one with the wide forehead" | Nafnaþulur |
| Harðvéurr | Hardveur | "the strong archer" | Nafnaþulur |
| Hlóriði or Hlórriði | Hloridi or Hlorridi | Possibly "the loud rider," "the loud weather-god"; presumably related to Einriði and possibly to a cult-word hlóa | Hymiskviða, Lokasenna, Þrymskviða, Lokrur II |
| Öku-Þor | Oku-Thor | "Cart Thor" or "Driving Thor", though possibly derived from the Finnish god Ukko ("Ukko-Thor") | Gylfaginning |
| Rymr | Rym | "noise" | Nafnaþulur, Þrymlur II, III ; Lokrur I |
| Sönnungr | Sonnung | Possibly "the true one" | Nafnaþulur, Lokrur IV |
| Véþormr | Vethorm | "Protector of the shrine" but may not apply to Thor | Arinbjarnarkviða |
| Véuðr or Véoðr | Veud or Veod | Possibly variant of Véurr | Nafnaþulur |
| Véurr | Veur | Possibly "guard of the shrine" Possibly "hallower" | Hymiskviða, Völuspá |
| Vingþórr | Vingthor | Possibly "battle-Thor" Possibly "hallower" | Þrymskviða, Alvíssmál, Nafnaþulur |
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