Turid

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Turid is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Norway

  Also written Tùrid

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Turid is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, ) Thurid; Thorid; Torid: in den i96oer-Jahren entlehnter weibl. Vom. nordi­ scher Herkunft (altnord. Purlör, Nebenform von Porriör zu altnord. Porr »Thor«, dem

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Scandinavian: from an Old Norse female personal name composed of the name of the god Thor ( órr ) + Old Norse fríðor fair, beautiful.

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Turid Balkeb. 1921NONorwegian actor, playwright and artist (1921–2000)
• Turid Kjellmann Pedersenb. 1937NONorwegian politician (1937-2012)
• Turid Rugaasb. 1938NONorwegian writer
• Turid Dørumsgaard Varsib. 1938NONorwegian politician
• Turid Farbregdb. 1941NONorwegian translator (born 1941)
• Turid Karlsen Seimb. 1945NONorwegian professor (1945-2016)
• Turid Karlsenb. 1961NONorwegian singer
• Turid Birkelandb. 1962NONorwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)
• Turid Gunnesb. 1965NONorwegian actress
• Turid Knaakb. 1991DEGerman footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Turid mean?

Recorded meaning: Turid är ett nordiskt namn, fornvästnordiskt Þúríðr, sidoform till Þorríðr, sammansatt av → Tor- och ett adjektiv motsvarande fornvästnordiskt fríðr ’vacker’ i den ursprungliga betydelsen ’älskad’ (→…

Is Turid a male or female name?

Turid is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What are other forms of the name Turid?

In the etymology graph, Tove, Tova and Thora are recorded short or pet forms.

In which country does Turid have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 9.2 thousand people named Turid, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled turid.

Where is Turid most common?

Turid is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 594 people carrying it.

How common is the name Turid?

In Norway, the national register counted 9,201 people named Turid in 2025, about 1 in 594 residents.

How common is Turid compared with other names?

In Norway, Turid is the 193rd most common given name of 25,788 given names recorded there.