Given name
Torkel
“thor's helmet”
Torkel is a variant of Torquil. One interpretation is “thor's helmet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torkel is a variant of Torquil. One interpretation is “thor's helmet.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
Torkel’s family of names
Torkel shares a linguistic root with Torkil(d). Torkel is a contracted form of Porketill. Torkel has a related form in Thorkel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Torkel
- Torkel KnutssonSwedish lord during the 13:th century1300–1306
- Torkel PeterssonSwedish actorborn 1969
- Torkel Halvorsen AschehougNorwegian economist and politician (1822-1909)
- Torkel PerssonSwedish cross-country skier1894–1972
- Torkel Weis-FoghDanish entomologist (1922–1975)
- Torkel TomassonSwedish-Sámi politician (1881-1940)
- Torkel S. WächterSwedish writerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Torkel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Turkel
“turtle dove”
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Þorkell
Þorkell is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Torjei
“Thor” · “spear”
>99% boys
Torger
“the power of Thor's spear”
>99% boys
Torkkeli
Torkkeli is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.
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Torleiv
Torleiv is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
>99% boys
Torleif
“Thor”
>99% boys
Torgils
“Thor” · “pledge”
>99% boys