Given name
Thorkild
“Thor”·“cauldron”
Thorkild is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Danish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thorkild is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “cauldron”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Thorkild’s family of names
In Danish usage, Thorkild has a diminutive in TOKE. In Danish usage, Thorkild shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Þorkell. In Danish usage, Thorkild has a conventional equivalent in the English form Torquil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Thorkild has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 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.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Thorkild
- Thorkild Hansennovelist (1927–1989)
- Thorkild SimonsenDanish politician (1926–2022)
- Thorkild JacobsenDanish Assyriologist and archaeologist (1904–1993)
- Thorkild BjørnvigDanish writer (1918–2004)
- Thorkild FjeldstedPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1741-1796)
- Thorkild GrosbøllDanish Christian priest (1948-2020)
- Thorkild ThyrringDanish racing driverborn 1946
- Thorkild HenningsenDanish architect (1884-1931)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Thorkild, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Thorold
“follower of Thor”
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Thorlich
Thorlich is a given name, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in German.
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Thorgeir
“Thor” · “spear”
>99% boys
Thorbjørn
“Thor”
>99% boys
Torald
“follower of Thor”
>99% boys
Torvald
“Thor” · “wielder, ruler”
>99% boys
Eskild
Eskild is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Danish.
>99% boys
Tormod
“a raan from the north”
>99% boys