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Torkel
Torkel m
Swedish: from a contracted form of the Old Norse personal name Ṗorketill, composed of the name of the god Thor (Ṗórr) + Old Norse ketill kettle, helmet.
Variants: Torkil, Thorkel.
Cognates: Norwegian: Torkjell. Danish: Torkil(d). See also TORQUIL (SEE Torquil).

First names dictionary. 2012.