Kjell

Gender：
Pronounced： [ SHEL ]
Popularity：
Usage：Swedish, Norwegian

Meaning & History：

Variant of KETIL.

KETIL male Norwegian

From the Old Norse name Ketill meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet"). In old Scandinavian rituals the ketill was used to catch the blood of sacrificed animals.

Names related to Kjell：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ketill

DANISH: Keld, Kjeld

NORWEGIAN: Ketil, Kjell, Kjetil

SWEDISH: Kettil, Kjell