Tora (given name)
Tora or Thora are female given names. In North Germanic languages, both Tora and Thora are derived from the Old Norse Þóra.[1] In English, Tora may also be a short form of Victoria.
Notable people with these names include:
- Thora
- Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003), English actress
- Thora Birch (born 1982), American actress
- Thora Borgarhjort or Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland (present-day southern Sweden) in Norse mythology
- Thora Magnusdottir (born c. 1100), a daughter of Magnus III of Norway
- Thora Read (also known as Grandma Thora), a character in children's TV and book series Arthur
- Tora
- Tora Aasland (born 1942), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Research and Higher Education
- Tora Berger (born 1981), Norwegian biathlete and world and Olympic champion
- Tora Harris (1978), American high jumper
- Tora Mosterstong, Norwegian concubine of King Harald Fairhair
- Tora Sudiro (born 1973), Indonesian actor
- Tora Teje (1893–1970), Swedish theatre and silent film actress
- Tora Torbergsdatter (1025-?), Norwegian royal consort
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