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Thirkettle

Thirkettle proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Thirkettle (plural Thirkettles)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Thirkettle

pluralThirkettles
alternative formThirkell
alternative formThirkill
alternative formThurkettle

Origin of Thirkettle

From the Old Norse personal name Þorketill, which is composed by the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“sacrificial cauldron”). Compare Torquil.

Questions about Thirkettle

What does Thirkettle mean?
Thirkettle means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Thirkettle?
Thirkettle is a proper noun.

Words near Thirkettle in the dictionary

  1. thirdstream
  2. thirdy
  3. Thirke
  4. Thirkell
  5. Thirkells
  6. Thirkettle
  7. Thirkettles
  8. Thirkill
  9. Thirkills
  10. Thirkleby
  11. Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby

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