Truls

Truls or Troels is a Nordic masculine given name. Truls is mainly used in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden. Troels is predominantly used in Denmark. It is a short form of Torgils, derived from Old Norse Þórgísl (Old Danish Thrugils, Thrugels, Old Swedish Thorgils, Thorgisl), composed of Þór-, the name of the god of thunder, and gísl "arrow, arrow-shaft".

Troels

 * Troels Frederik Lund (1840–1921), Danish historian
 * Troels Wörsel (born 1950), Danish painter
 * Troels Kirk (born 1956), Danish painter
 * Troels Rasmussen (born 1961), Danish football (soccer) player
 * Troels Rusel (born 1964), Danish darts player
 * Troels Bech (born 1966), Danish football player, then manager
 * Troels Lyby (born 1966), Danish film, television and stage actor
 * Troels Svane (born 1967), Danish cellist and part of the Zapolski Quartet
 * Troels Brun Folmann (born 1974), musical composer specialized in orchestral music featured in TV shows, trailers and video games
 * Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976), Danish politician and government minister
 * Lars Troels Jørgensen (born 1978), Danish handball player
 * Troels Nielsen or Troo.L.S (born 1982), Danish musician and music producer
 * Troels Vinther (born 1987), Danish road bicycle racer
 * Troels Gustavsen (born 1988), Danish singer/songwriter, part of the Danish duo Noah
 * Troels Harry (born 1990), Danish curler

Truls

 * Truls Fyhn (1945–2011), Norwegian police chief
 * Truls Glesne (1916–1971), Norwegian economist and civil servant
 * Truls Heggero, Norwegian singer
 * Truls Johannessen Wiel Graff (1851–1918), Norwegian county governor
 * Truls Korsæth (born 1993), Norwegian cyclist
 * Truls Kristiansen (born 1964), Norwegian ice hockey player
 * Truls Möregårdh, Swedish table tennis player
 * Truls Mørk (born 1961), Norwegian cellist
 * Truls Ove Karlsen (born 1975), Norwegian alpine skier
 * Truls Wickholm (born 1978), Norwegian politician and member of parliament