Torkil: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Torkil – Meaning: Thor's cauldron – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: TOR-kil


Torkil is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “Thor's cauldron”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.

Meaning & Origin of Torkil

Meaning: Thor's cauldron.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Torkil

Phonetic: TOR-kil   IPA: /ˈtɔːrkɪl/

Popularity of Torkil

Torkil doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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