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In the world, Thorn (Thorn , Торн , 索恩) is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The given name Thorn is characteristic of Sweden, where it is a rare male name, Germany, where it is a very rare male name, and South Africa. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Germany, and South Africa. Much more prevalently, Thorn is the last name as well as the forename.
Thorn is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Thorn , the fictional character in the Eragon cycle, Inheritance Cycle.