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". Torsten is an Anglicised form of the Scandinavian name "Thorstein", an Old Norse name, derived from the name "Thor", who was the "god of thunder" in Scandinavian mythology, and "steinn", which means "stone".
Torsten Related Names Variants: Thorsten (Swedish), Thorsten (Danish) Other Languages: þórsteinn (Ancient Scandinavian), Torsti (Finnish), Torstein, Thorstein (Norwegian)
