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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Thorkill m. Old Norse Þórr, the name of the god of thunder, deriving from Proto-Germanic *þunraz 'thunder' + Old Norse ketill 'kettle'.

Sweden
Latin
1383 Thyrkils (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1948
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