Gender: Masculine
Origin: Swedish; Norwegian
Meaning: “kettle; cauldron.”
Swe (SHELL)
The name is derived from the Old Norse Ketill, refering to a cauldron but it could also be interpreted to mean “helmut”.
Other forms of the name include:
- Keld (Danish)
- Kell (Danish)
- Ketel/Ketil (Danish)
- Kield/Kjeld (Danish)
- Kjetil (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish)
- Ketill (Icelandic/Old Norse)
- Kittel/Kittil (Norwegian)
- Kjetel (Norwegian)
- Kettil (Swedish)
- Käl (Swedish)
Obscure feminine forms include:
- Katla (Faroese/Icelandic/Old Norse)
- Kiälla (Swedish: very old and obscure)
- Kjella (Swedish: SHEL-lah: obscure)
- Kjellina/Kjelline (Swedish: obscure)
The designated name day in Sweden is July 8.
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