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Þorfinnur

Þorfinnur is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Iceland
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Þorfinnur

If you do not know Þorfinnur’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Þorfinnur,” in English, “Guten Tag Þorfinnur,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Þorfinnur,

German

Guten Tag Þorfinnur,

French

Bonjour Þorfinnur,

Spanish

Estimado/a Þorfinnur:

Chinese

Þorfinnur您好：

Japanese

Þorfinnur様

English

Hi Þorfinnur,

German

Hi Þorfinnur,

French

Salut Þorfinnur,

Spanish

Hola Þorfinnur,

Chinese

Þorfinnur你好：

Japanese

Þorfinnurさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Þorfinnur by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Icelandrareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Þorfinnur a male or female name?

Þorfinnur is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Þorfinnur in an email?

If you do not know Þorfinnur’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Þorfinnur,” in English, “Guten Tag Þorfinnur,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Þorfinnur a unisex name?

Þorfinnur is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

GudrunFemaleHelgaFemaleGunnarMaleIngaFemaleThorMaleMargretFemaleBjörnMaleEinarMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Þorfinnur a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/thorfinnur. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_thorfinnur,
  title  = {Is Þorfinnur a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/thorfinnur},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}