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. , a name related to the Norse god Thor. 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 Bjorg Helga Icelandic actress
 * 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
 * Thora Wigardh (1860–1933), Swedish physician


 * 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 Vega Holmström (1880–1967), Swedish painter
 * Tora Mosterstong, Norwegian concubine of King Harald Fairhair
 * Tora Olafsdotter, a comic book superheroine in publications from DC Comics.
 * Tora Sudiro (born 1973), Indonesian actor
 * Tora Teje (1893–1970), Swedish theatre and silent film actress
 * Tora Torbergsdatter (1025-?), Norwegian royal consort