Torquil

English

Etymology

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Torcall, from Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr "Thor" + ketill "(sacrificial) cauldron".

Proper noun

Torquil

1. (British) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, always rare, best known in Scotland.

Translations

Male given name from Old Norse

• Danish: Thorkild, Toke
• Faroese: Torkil m
• Finnish: Tuukka (fi)
• Icelandic: Þorkell (is)
• Old Norse: Þorkell
• Scottish Gaelic: Torcall
• Swedish: Torkel (sv)