Thora
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Thora or Tora is a Scandinavian female name (from Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

 Þóra), and might refer to:
  • Dame Thora Hird
    Thora Hird
    Dame Thora Hird DBE was an English actress.-Early life and career:Hird was born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. She first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing...

     (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003), English actress
  • Thora Birch
    Thora Birch
    Thora Birch is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas , Patriot Games , Hocus Pocus , Now and Then , and Alaska . She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty...

     (born March 11, 1982), American actress
  • Thora Borgarhjort or Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland in Norse mythology
  • Thora Magnusdottir (born 1100 in Norway), a daughter of Magnus III of Norway


It might also refer to:
  • 299 Thora
    299 Thora
    299 Thora is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 6, 1890 in Vienna....

    , asteroid
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