Dustin

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Pronounced： [ DUS-tin ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

From an English surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see TORSTEN). The name was popularized by the actor Dustin Hoffman (1937-), who was apparently named after the earlier silent movie star Dustin Farnum (1874-1929).

TORSTEN male Swedish, Danish, German

From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".

THOR male Norse Mythology, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz. Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder, war and storms, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.

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DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Dusty

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Þórsteinn

DANISH: Thorsten, Torsten

ENGLISH: Thurstan

FINNISH: Torsti

GERMAN: Thorsten, Torsten

NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr

NORWEGIAN: Thorstein, Torstein

SWEDISH: Thorsten, Torsten