Thorkel
Scottish from Norse
"Thor's cauldron"
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Updated Thu Feb 19 2026
Thorkel Origin and Meaning
Variation of Torquil
Famous People Named Thorkel
- Thorkel of NamdalenNorwegian jarl and father of Ketil Trout
- Thorkel SurssonIcelandic character in the Gísla saga
- Thorkell EyjolfssonIcelandic godi; husband of Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir and stepfather of Bolli Bollason of the Laxdæla saga
- Thorkell the TallJomsviking leader and jarl
- Thorkell LeifssonGreenlandic godi; son of explorer Leif Eriksson
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