Given name & surname
Torgils
“Thor”·“pledge”
Torgils is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torgils is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “pledge”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Þorgísl, from Old Norse Þorgils, built from Old Norse Þor + gísl (“pledge”).
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Torgils’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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