"Kjell" meaning in Swedish

See Kjell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Eskil"
        },
        {
          "word": "Torkel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Eskil"
    },
    {
      "word": "Torkel"
    }
  ],
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        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish given names",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish male given names",
        "Swedish proper nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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