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[Facts] Terje
Does anyone now what my name means?
All i now is that it is an Norwegian name
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Terje is a Norse name meaning "of Thor's spear".
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additional infoTerje is a Norwegian dialectal form of the Old Norse name Torgeir with the elements 'þórr' (thunder-god Tor/Thor) and 'geirr' (spear).The name is mainly used in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the northern part of Germany.Ibsen wrote a poem "Terje Vigen" (1860)Regards, Satu
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