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Thurston

THURS-tun

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Old Norse name meaning 'Thor's stone,' combining the thunder god with permanence. Stately and mythologically resonant with understated sophistication.”

Popularity Over Time

Thurston US popularity rank over timeRank 9793 in 2018 to rank 668 in 1913. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#668#5231#97931900192019401960198020002024

Thurston is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old EnglishOld Norse

Syllables

2

Nicknames

ThursThur

Style

ClassicStrongElegantVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
  • Thurston Howell III (Gilligan's Island)

Collections

Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Scandinavian Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Telford

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Chester

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Horace

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Holden

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Telford

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Harrison

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Garrison

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Chester

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Edmund

Old English Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Norse and English heritage

People Also Ask

Old Norse name meaning 'Thor's stone,' combining the thunder god with permanence. Stately and mythologically resonant with understated sophistication.

Thurston is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Thurston include Thurs, Thur.

Names that pair beautifully with Thurston include Telford, Harrison, Garrison, Chester, Edmund.