Thorold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city, the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Word forms

Thorold Thorolds

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Thurold, Thorold, Thorald, reflexes of Old Norse Þóraldr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and valdr (“ruler”).

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