Given name

Eskild

Eskild is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Danish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Eskild comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

EskildEskoEskilÁskellÁsketill

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People named Eskild

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Old Norse

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Germanic

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Old English · Nature

Edenfield

“river”

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Sibling ideas

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