Trond (name)
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Trond is a predominantly Norwegian name though it has appeared sporadically where Norwegians has settled elsewhere in the world.
The base of the name, Tron'r (Þróndr or Þrándr), comes from the 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....

 language and literally means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk).
17785 people in Norway has Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008).
The name is also connected to one of the largest subgroups of Norwegians the Trønders of Trøndelag, a large percentage of Norwegians and Swedes have trøndersk ancestry.
The trønders were a people who for the most part lived in the middle of the Scandinavian peninsula, and have spread from there, but now only genetic tests can determine if one is of a Scandinavian subgroup as they all have merged into the larger Norwegians, Scandinavians, and Sami.

Other uses

Tronne was the name of the Trollking/Mountain king of Dovre
Dovre
Dovre is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Dovre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre....

, who is known elsewhere in the world from Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...

's Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...

, from the scene of Dovregubbens hall, he is also the inspiration for Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...

's known piece, In the hall of the mountain king
In the Hall of the Mountain King
In the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of Act II in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Christiania on February 24, 1876....

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