Names Thurgood

Thurgood

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
English
Meaning
From the Old Norse 'torgothr', meaning 'Thor's goading', or 'thorn enclosure'
Popularity
Thurgood is not a common first name and is not ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States.

cartoon of the name Thurgood
Cartoon of Thurgood

Thurgood Name meanings & History

From the Old Norse 'torgothr', meaning 'Thor's goading', or 'thorn enclosure'. A contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Thurgood is used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Thurgood: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Thurgood:

T: Tacky,Touchy,Tireless,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Talkative

H: Haggle,Hope,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hyper

U: Utopia,Undermining,Universality,Unity,Understanding

R: Resourceful,Rational,Reason,Restless

G: Genuine,Goof-off,Gregarious,Go-getter

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obsolete,Organized

D: Dutiful,Determined,Domestic,Demanding,Daddy,Doting

Thurgood is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Rough name
  • a Strong name

Famous People

Thurgood Marshall was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was the first black justice and a prominent civil rights advocate.