Torquil

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  • Scottish
Anglicized form of TORCUIL.

TORCUIL   male   Scottish
Scottish form of Þórketill (see TORKEL).
TORKEL   male   Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with ketill "cauldron".
THOR   male   Norse Mythology, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz. Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder, war and storms, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Þórketill
NORWEGIAN: Torkel
SCOTTISH: Torcuil
SWEDISH: Torkel
OTHER FORMS
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr