Given name
Ketil
“of the cauldron”
Ketil is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ketil is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ketil is a variant of Kettil. An origin associated with Kettil is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
Ketil’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Ketil has a related form in Kjell. Ketil has a related form in Kettil. In Norwegian usage, Ketil has a related form in Kjetil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ketil
- Ketil BjørnstadNorwegian pianist, composer and authorborn 1952
- Ketil StokkanNorwegian singerborn 1956
- Ketil Solvik-OlsenNorwegian politicianborn 1972
- Ketil MotzfeldtNorwegian politician (1814-1889)
- Ketil KjensethNorwegian politicianborn 1968
- Ketil HaugsandNorwegian musicianborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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