Torquil
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Torquil is an Anglicised form of the Norwegian and Swedish masculine name Torkel, and the Scottish Gaelic name Torcall. The Scottish Gaelic name Torcall is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse name Þorkell. The Scandinavian Torkel is a contracted form of the Old Norse Þorkell, made up of the two elements: Þór, meaning "Thor" the Norse god of thunder; and kell (in some variants ketill), meaning "(sacrificial) cauldron".[1]
GenderMasculine
LanguageEnglish
Languages1. Scottish Gaelic, from Old Norse
2. Norwegian, Swedish, from Old Norse
2. Norwegian, Swedish, from Old Norse
Word/name1. SG Torcall, from ON Þorketill
2. Nr, Sw Torkel, from ON Þorketill
2. Nr, Sw Torkel, from ON Þorketill
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Languages | 1. Scottish Gaelic, from Old Norse 2. Norwegian, Swedish, from Old Norse |
| Word/name | 1. SG Torcall, from ON Þorketill 2. Nr, Sw Torkel, from ON Þorketill |
| Derivation | ON Þorr + ketill |
| Meaning | "Thor" + "(sacrificial) cauldron" |
| Other names | |
| Cognates | 2. Thorkel; Torkil; Torkild; Torkjell |
A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic Torcall is Torcull. A similar Scottish Gaelic given name is Torcadall, which is also Anglicised as Torquil.[2]
Torquil
- Torquil (priest), Archdeacon of Dublin in 1180
- Torquil MacLeod, 14th century Scottish clan chief
- Torquil MacLeod (clan chief), 16th-century Scottish clan chief
- Torquil MacNeill, 16th century Scottish clan chief
- Torquil Neilson, Australian actor
- Torquil Norman (1933–2025), British businessman
- Torquil Riley-Smith (born 1962), founder of LBH, Britain's first gay radio station
- Torquil Campbell (born 1972), co-lead singer and songwriter of the Canadian band Stars
Torquhil
- Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 1968), Scottish peer
- Torquhil Matheson (1871–1963), senior British Army officer of the First World War
