Torgeir

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Þorgeirr. === Proper noun === Torgeir m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Torgeir: Torgeirsson daughter of Torgeir: Torgeirsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Targeir (Tarjei, Tarjer), Tørjer, Terjer, Terje === Etymology === From Old Norse Þorgeirr, from Þórr (“Thor”) or þórr (“thunder”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese Torgeir, Icelandic Þorgeir, and Swedish and Danish Torger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²torjɛɪr/, (regional) /²torjɛɪ/, /²torjə(r)/ (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /²torɡɛɪr/ === Proper noun === Torgeir m (definite Torgeiren) a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Torgeira ==== Related terms ==== tor (“thunder”), Tor geir (“spear”) === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Torgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 367