Tora

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Tora is derived from the name of a Norse goddess, Thor, and it means thunder or thunderbolt. It is also associated with the Japanese word for tiger.
Popularity
Tora is not a commonly used name in the United States, ranking outside the top 1000 names. However, it is more popular in Nordic countries such as Norway and Sweden.

cartoon of the name Tora
Cartoon of Tora

Tora Name meanings & History

Nordic/Ancient Scandinavian. Tora is derived from the name of a Norse goddess, Thor, and it means thunder or thunderbolt. It is also associated with the Japanese word for tiger. Modern form of Þóra. Tora is commonly used as a given name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Tora: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tora:

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

O: Organized,Obsessive,Obstinate,Obsolete,Ostentatious

R: Rational,Reason,Restless,Resourceful

A: Ambitious,Assertive,Angry,Aggressive,Argumentative,Action

Tora is:

  • a Informal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

2.) TORA (Female)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Latinate short form of any of the names containing the element tor, from the Old Norse Porr (thunder). (TOR-AH)


3.) Tora (Female)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: (Scandinavian) thunder


4.) Tora (Female)

Usage: Japanese

Meanings: (Japanese) tiger.

Other Forms: Torah, Torra, Torrah


5.) Tora (Unisex)

Usage: Japanese

Meanings: The name Tora means "thunder" or "thunder goddess" in Old Norse.

Scripts: In the original language, Tora is written as "Þóra."
虎(Japanese Kanji)

Pronunciation: TO-RA
Tora is pronounced "TOR-uh."


Description: Tora is a name of Scandinavian origin. In Scandinavian mythology, Tora is the name of the wife of Helgi, a legendary warrior. The name Tora means "thunder" or "thunder goddess" in Old Norse. Means "tiger" in Japanese.In WWII, it was used as a codeword to indicated that a complete surprise has been achieved, as an acronym for totsugeki raigeki (突撃雷撃) meaning "lightning attack". It was referenced in 'Tora! Tora! Tora!', the 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatized the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Tora is a name that is more commonly used for baby girls but can also be used for boys. It is a name that is often used in Scandinavia and in countries with Scandinavian heritage.

Related Names to Tora

Some related names to Tora are Thora, Thor, Thorin, and Torsten.

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