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Torquil (male)

Variants:Torcail (M) Torcall (M) Torkel (M)
Can be spelt:Torquhil (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scottish from Old Norse, possibly "Thor's helmet" (see Torkel). Anglicized form of Gaelic Torcall/Torcail.
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