Given name
Þorkell
Þorkell is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Þorkell’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Þorkell has a diminutive in KELI. In Icelandic usage, Þorkell shares a linguistic root with the Danish form THORKILD. In Old Norse usage, Þorkell has a conventional equivalent in the English form Torquil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Þorkell has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Þorkell
- Torkel KnutssonSwedish lord during the 13:th century1300–1306
- Torkel PeterssonSwedish actorborn 1969
- Torkel Halvorsen AschehougNorwegian economist and politician (1822-1909)
- Torkel PerssonSwedish cross-country skier1894–1972
- Torkel Weis-FoghDanish entomologist (1922–1975)
- Torkel TomassonSwedish-Sámi politician (1881-1940)
- Torkel S. WächterSwedish writerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Þorkell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Torkel
“thor's helmet”
95% boys · 5% girls
Askjell
Askjell is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.
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Eschel
Eschel is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.
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Axtell
“salt-chopper”
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Órækja
“a negligent or slovenly person”
>99% boys
Þorgeir
“thunder” · “spear”
>99% boys
O'rourke
“descendant of Ruarc”
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Þorsteinn
“Thor” · “stone”
>99% boys