"Kjell" meaning in All languages combined

See Kjell on Wiktionary

Proper name [Norwegian]

Etymology: Variant of Kjetil and Ketil; also a short form of given names with the Old Norse element ketill (“cauldron", "helmet”). Cognate with Danish Keld and Kjeld. Etymology templates: {{der|no|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|da|Keld}} Danish Keld Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Kjell
  1. a male given name Related terms: Ketil, Kjetil, Eskil

Proper name [Swedish]

IPA: /ɕɛl/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kjell.wav Forms: Kjells [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Norse Ketill, from ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron", "helmet”) and short for names containing this element. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1548. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|Ketill}} Old Norse Ketill Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Kjells|g=c|head=}} Kjell c (genitive Kjells), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Kjell c (genitive Kjells)
  1. a male given name popular in the mid-twentieth century Tags: common-gender Related terms: Eskil, Torkel

Inflected forms

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