# Thorsten > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thorsten > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thorsten.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorsten > Source revision: 1351604080 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{About|the given name|the islands in Greenland|Thorstein Islands|a series of albums, stage acts and remixes|Torsten (Andy Bell series)}} {{Infobox given name | name = Thorsten | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Male | meaning = | region = [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia) | language = | origin = | alternative spelling = Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Thorsten''' ('''Thorstein''', '''Torstein''', '''Torsten''') is a [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia)n [given name](/source/given_name). The [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the [theonym](/source/theonym) ''Þór'' (''[Thor](/source/Thor)'') and ''steinn'' "stone",{{cite web|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Þorsteinn|title=Þorsteinn|website=Nordic Names | date=16 December 2021|access-date=11 July 2022}} which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in [Old Danish](/source/Old_Danish) and [Old Swedish](/source/Old_Swedish).{{cite web|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Thorsten|title=Thorsten|website=Nordic Names | date=16 December 2021|access-date=11 July 2022}} The name is one of a group of Old Norse names containing the theonym ''Thor'', besides other such as ''Þórarin, Þórhall, [Þórkell](/source/Thorkel), [Þórfinnr](/source/Thorfinn_(disambiguation)), [Þórvald](/source/Thorvald), Þórvarðr, [Þórolf](/source/Thorolf)'', most of which, however, do not survive as modern names given with any frequency. The name is attested in medieval Iceland, e.g. [Þorsteinn rauður Ólafsson](/source/Thorstein_the_Red) (c. 850 – 880), [Þórsteinn Eiríksson](/source/Thorstein_Eiriksson) (late 10th century), and in literature such as ''[Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar](/source/Draumr_%C3%9Eorsteins_S%C3%AD%C3%B0u-Hallssonar)''. The Old English equivalent of the Scandinavian and Norman name is ''[Thurstan](/source/Thurstan)'', attested after the [Norman conquest of England](/source/Norman_conquest_of_England) in the 11th century as the name of a medieval archbishop of York (died 1140), of an abbot of [Pershore](/source/Pershore_Abbey) (1080s) and of an [abbot of Glastonbury](/source/Thurstan_of_Caen) (1090s). The English surname [Thurston](/source/Thurston_(name)) is presumably derived from this given name. The English given name [Dustin](/source/Dustin_(given_name)) is derived from a surname which in origin has been derived in turn from the Norman name ''Tustin'', variant form of ''[Turstin](/source/Turstin)'', ''Tostain'', ''[Toutain](/source/Toutain)'', etc. themselves from Old Norse given name ''Þorsteinn''. As a modern given name, Thorsten and Torsten also see some popularity in the [English-speaking world](/source/English-speaking_world) and in [German-speaking Europe](/source/German-speaking_Europe). People with this name include: ==Arts and entertainment== * [Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen](/source/Torstein_Aagaard-Nilsen) (born 1964), Norwegian composer * [Torsten Amft](/source/Torsten_Amft) (born 1971), German fashion designer * [Torstein Flakne](/source/Torstein_Flakne) (born 1960), the founder of the Norwegian band Stage Dolls * [Thorsten Flinck](/source/Thorsten_Flinck) (born 1961), Swedish musician * [Thorsten Owusu Gyimah](/source/Yaw_Tog) (born 2003), Ghanaian drill rapper known as Yaw Tog * [Thorsten Kaye](/source/Thorsten_Kaye) (born 1966), American-based actor * [Torstein Lofthus](/source/Torstein_Lofthus) (born 1977), Norwegian drummer * [Thorsten Quaeschning](/source/Thorsten_Quaeschning), German musician of the band Tangerine Dream * [Torsten Wasastjerna](/source/Torsten_Wasastjerna) (1863–1924), Finnish artist ==Politics== * [Torsten Bell](/source/Torsten_Bell) (born 1982), British politician * [Torstein Børte](/source/Torstein_B%C3%B8rte) (1899–1985), Norwegian politician * [Torsten Brandel](/source/Torsten_Brandel) (1912–1989), Swedish diplomat * [Torsten Burmester](/source/Torsten_Burmester) (born 1963), German politician * [Torstein Dahle](/source/Torstein_Dahle) (born 1947), Norwegian politician and economist * [Thorsten Faas](/source/Thorsten_Faas) (born 1975), German political scientist * [Thorsten Guttormsen Fretheim](/source/Thorsten_Guttormsen_Fretheim) (1808–1874), Norwegian politician * [Thorstein John Ohnstad Fretheim](/source/Thorstein_John_Ohnstad_Fretheim) (1886–1971), Norwegian politician * [Torsten Gejl](/source/Torsten_Gejl) (born 1964), Danish politician * [Torsten Lindström](/source/Torsten_Lindstr%C3%B6m) (born 1974), Swedish politician * [Torsten Nothin](/source/Torsten_Nothin) (1884–1972), Swedish politician * [Torstein Olav Kuvaas](/source/Torstein_Olav_Kuvaas) (1908–1996), Norwegian politician * [Torstein Kvamme](/source/Torstein_Kvamme) (1893–1985), Norwegian politician * [Torstein Rudihagen](/source/Torstein_Rudihagen) (born 1952), Norwegian politician * [Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel](/source/Thorsten_Sch%C3%A4fer-G%C3%BCmbel) (born 1969), German politician of the SPD * [Torstein Selvik](/source/Torstein_Selvik) (1900–1983), Norwegian politician * [Torstein Slungård](/source/Torstein_Slung%C3%A5rd) (1931–2009), Norwegian politician * [Thorstein Treholt](/source/Thorstein_Treholt) (1911–1993), Norwegian politician * [Torstein Tynning](/source/Torstein_Tynning) (1932–2000), Norwegian politician * [Torsten Undén](/source/Torsten_Und%C3%A9n) (1877–1962), Swedish diplomat ==Sports== * [Torstein Andersen Aase](/source/Torstein_Andersen_Aase) (born 1991), Norwegian footballer * [Torsten Abel](/source/Torsten_Abel) (born 1974), German triathlete * [Thorsten Barg](/source/Thorsten_Barg) (born 1986), German football player * [Thorsten Becker](/source/Thorsten_Becker) (born 1980), German footballer * [Torsten Bréchôt](/source/Torsten_Br%C3%A9ch%C3%B4t) (born 1964), East German judoka * [Thorsten Burkhardt](/source/Thorsten_Burkhardt) (born 1981), German footballer * [Thorsten Dauth](/source/Thorsten_Dauth) (born 1968), German decathlete * [Thorsten Engelmann](/source/Thorsten_Engelmann) (born 1981), German rower * [Thorsten Fink](/source/Thorsten_Fink) (born 1967), German football coach and former player * [Torsten Frings](/source/Torsten_Frings) (born 1976), German footballer * [Thorsten Grönfors](/source/Thorsten_Gr%C3%B6nfors) (1888–1968), Swedish sailor and tennis player * [Torsten Gütschow](/source/Torsten_G%C3%BCtschow) (born 1962), German football striker * [Torstein Hansen](/source/Torstein_Hansen) (1943–2018), Norwegian handball player * [Thorstein Helstad](/source/Thorstein_Helstad) (born 1977), Norwegian footballer * [Thorsten Hohmann](/source/Thorsten_Hohmann) (born 1979), German pool player * [Torstein Horgmo](/source/Torstein_Horgmo) (born 1987), Norwegian snowboarder * [Thorstein Johansen](/source/Thorstein_Johansen) (1888–1963), Norwegian rifle shooter * [Thorsten Kirschbaum](/source/Thorsten_Kirschbaum) (born 1987), German footballer * [Thorsten Legat](/source/Thorsten_Legat) (born 1968), German football coach and retired player * [Thorsten Leibenath](/source/Thorsten_Leibenath) (born 1975), German basketball coach and basketball player * [Torsten Loibl](/source/Torsten_Loibl) (born 1972), German basketball coach * [Thorsten Nehrbauer](/source/Thorsten_Nehrbauer) (born 1978), German footballer * [Thorsten Schmitt](/source/Thorsten_Schmitt) (born 1975), German Nordic combined skier * [Thorsten Schmugge](/source/Thorsten_Schmugge) (born 1971), German footballer * [Thorsten Stuckmann](/source/Thorsten_Stuckmann) (born 1981), German football goalkeeper * [Thorsten Svensson](/source/Thorsten_Svensson) (1901–1954), Swedish footballer * [Torsten Tegnér](/source/Torsten_Tegn%C3%A9r) (1888–1977), Swedish athlete and journalist * [Thorsten Wittek](/source/Thorsten_Wittek) (born 1976), German football player ==Other fields== * [Thorsten Andersson](/source/Thorsten_Andersson) (1923–2018), Swedish toponymist * [Torstein Eckhoff](/source/Torstein_Eckhoff) (1916–1993), Norwegian civil servant and professor of law * [Torsten Engberg](/source/Torsten_Engberg) (1934–2018), Swedish Coastal Artillery lieutenant general * [Þorsteinn Gylfason](/source/%C3%9Eorsteinn_Gylfason) (1942–2005), Icelandic intellectual * [Torsten Lindh](/source/Torsten_Lindh) (1941–2020), Swedish Navy rear admiral * [Torstein Moland](/source/Torstein_Moland) (born 1945), Norwegian economist * [Thorsten Nordenfelt](/source/Thorsten_Nordenfelt) (1842–1920), Swedish inventor and industrialist * [Thorsten J. Pattberg](/source/Thorsten_J._Pattberg) (born 1977), German philologist and cultural critic * [Torstein Raaby](/source/Torstein_Raaby) (1919–1964), Norwegian telegrapher, resistance fighter and explorer * [Thorsten Sellin](/source/Thorsten_Sellin) (1896–1994), American sociologist, penologist and scientific criminologist * [Thorstein Veblen](/source/Thorstein_Veblen) (1857–1929), Norwegian-American sociologist and economist ==See also== * [Turstin](/source/Turstin), an Anglo-Norman surname ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name}} Category:Scandinavian masculine given names Category:German masculine given names Category:Masculine given names [no:Thorsten](/source/no%3AThorsten) [nn:Thorsten](/source/nn%3AThorsten) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thorsten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorsten) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorsten?action=history)). 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