Given name
Torkil
“Thor”·“cauldron”
Torkil is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torkil is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “cauldron”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Torkil is a variant of Torkel. An origin associated with Torkel is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
Torkil’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Torkil shares a linguistic root with the English form Torquil. Torkil has a related form in Torkel. In Faroese usage, Torkil has a conventional equivalent in the English form Torquil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Torkil
- Torkil NielsenFaroese association football and chess playerborn 1964
- Torkil VeyheFaroese road racing cyclist, born 1990
- Torkil DamhaugNorwegian writerborn 1958
- Torkil LauritzenDanish actor (1901–1979)
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