Torvalds

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Torvalds, constructed from Torvald.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Torvalds

  1. A surname.

Swedish

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Etymology

Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg had been born fatherless, Saxberg was his mother’s maiden name. He was also named after his step father Toivo Karanko, but he didn't like the guy. Later, he dropped the last name and added an “s” to Torvald to make it sound more substantial.[1]

Proper noun

Torvalds c (genitive Torvalds)

  1. a surname

Statistics

As of 2001, there are 21 Torvalds in the world.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Torvalds, Linus, 1969- (2001) Just for fun : the story of an accidental revolutionary‎, 1st edition, Diamond, David., New York, NY: HarperBusiness, →ISBN, →OCLC
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