KETILL

Origin and Meaning

Helmet from viking age
(10th century, Norway)
Image by John Erling Blad,^[1]
licensed under Creative Commons

Germanic name element ultimately derived from Latin catillus = 'cauldron' ^[2]

Old Norse

ketill = 'cauldron hat', 'helmet' ^[3]
ketill = 'cauldron' ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
ketill = 'helmet', 'chieftain with a helmet' ^[7]
ketill = 'sacrificial cauldron' (in names) ^[4] ^[6]
ketill = 'helmet' (in names) ^[4] ^[6]
kettil (?) = 'cauldron', 'helmet' ^[2]
-kætill = 'sacrificial cauldron', 'helmet' ^[6]

Old Swedish

kætil = 'cauldron' ^[5]

Related Names

See Kætill

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ALF	see Alfketill and KætilælfR
ARN	see Arnkætill
AS	see Ásketill
AUD	see Auðkætill
BJÖRN	see Bjǫrnketill and Kætilbiǫrn
BORG	see Ketilbjǫrg
BRYN	see Brynkætill
DvergR	see Dværg-Kætill
EY	see Kætiløy
FAST	see Kætilfastr
FINN	see Finnkell
FRID	see Kjellfred and Fridhkil
FRÍÐ	see Kætilfríðr
GEIR	see Kättilger
GERD	see Garðketill and Kætilgærðr
GRAN	see Grankell
GRIM	see Grímkæll and Kjellgrim
GUNN	see Gunnkæll and Kättilgun
HA	see Hakatla
HALL	see Hallkell
HEIM	see Hæimkæll
HER	see Kjellar
HOLM	see Holmkell
HRAFN	see Hrafnkell
HROD	see Hróðkell
HROSS	see Hrosskell
HUN	see Hunkil (Norse)
HÖFÐI	see Kætilhǫfði
HÖS	see Kætilhǫss
IGUL	see Julkil
JÓ	see Jókell
JOR	see Iórkæll
LAUG	see Kætillaug
LI	see Kjelly
MAR	see Kjellmar
MIN	see Kjeldmine
MOD	see Ketilmoth
MUND	see Kætilmundr
ODD	see Oddkell
ORM	see Ketilormr and Ormkell
RAGN	see Ragnkil
REF	see Refkell
REYR	see Reyrketill
RUN	see Kätilrun and Runkil
SIG	see Sigkætill
SKAMM	see Skamkell
SMIÐ	see Smiðkell
SOL	see Sólkatla
STEIN	see Stæinkætill
STOD	see Stóðkæll
SVARÐ	see Svarðkell
SVART	see *Svartkætill
ULF	see Ulfkætill
VAR	see Kjellvar
VI	see Kætilví and Víkætill
VÖR	see Kjellvor
ÞJOÐ	see Þióðkell
ÞOR	see Kelldórr and Þórkætill

First Element Forms

Kel- Kell-
Ketil- Ketill-
Kiäl- Kiäll-
Kjel- Kjeld- Kjell- Kjäll-
Kæl-
Kätil- Kætil- Kättil-

Last Element Forms

-cetel
-chel -chil
-het
-kal
-katla
-kel -keli -keline -kell
-ketil -ketill
-kil -kild -kilde -kili -killo
-kjel -kjell
-kæll
-kætill

References

↑ Wikimedia Commons: Image by John Erling Blad, source & license
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
↑ Inger Lautin (Red.): Hva skal barnet hete? (1993)

[1] Wikimedia Commons: Image by John Erling Blad, source & license

[ott-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)

[pet-3] Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)

[nper-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)

[wes-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)

[bry-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)

[lau-7] Inger Lautin (Red.): Hva skal barnet hete? (1993)

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