Thorne

English

"thorn thicket"

Thorne Origin and Meaning

The name Thorne is a boy's name of English origin meaning "thorn thicket".

Rose and Briar are popular, and Hawthorn is cool – so why not the equally prickly Thorne? The E ending gives it a surnamey spin à la Hawthorne.

Thorne Smith (born James Thorne) was a comic fantasy writer most noted for his Topper novels.

Thorne Popularity

• 1978 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Thorne

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Thorne.

• Thorn
• Knight
• Quill
• Bramwell
• Halifax
• York
• Squall
• Satchel
• Theron
• Sethe
• Thorin
• Quint
• Forrester
• Fairfax
• Cabot
• Saturn
• Hawthorne
• Torquil
• Sargent
• Essex

Famous People Named Thorne

• (James) Thorne Smith American novelist
• Thorne Webb Dreyer American writer and counterculture activist

Thorne in Pop Culture

• Thorne Forrester character on American soap "The Bold and the Beautiful"
• Tom Thorne from novels by Mark Billingham and TV series "Thorne"
• Carswell Thorne from The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• Thorne Geary character in Taboo (TV Series)