Given name
Ketill
“of the cauldron”
Ketill is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ketill is a variant of Kettil. One Swedish interpretation is “of the cauldron.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ketill is a variant of Kettil. An origin associated with Kettil is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
Ketill’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Ketill has a feminine form in KATLA. Ketill has a related form in Kettil. In Norwegian usage, Ketill has a conventional equivalent in the German form Kjetil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ketill
- Ketill Flatnose9th-century Norse King of the Scottish Isles790
- Ketill HanstveitNorwegian athletics competitor (born 1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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