The first name Torquil
A boy’s name from Scottish Gaelic meaning “thor”, “(sacrificial) cauldron”.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Scottish Gaelic origin
Torquil means “thor”, “(sacrificial) cauldron” in Scottish Gaelic.
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Torcall, from Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Torquil in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Thorkild
Danish, also Toke
Tuukka
Finnish
Þorkell
Icelandic
Torcall
Scottish Gaelic
Torkel
Swedish
More Scottish Gaelic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Torquil mean?
- Torquil means “thor”, “(sacrificial) cauldron” in Scottish Gaelic.
- What is the origin of the name Torquil?
- Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Torcall, from Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron”).