Details for the forename Torquhil

SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL NAME

Torquhil (male)


Variants:	Torcail (M) Torcall (M) Torkel (M)
Can be spelt:	Torquil (M)

Source(s):	Private communication [ST²]; Oban Times
Notes:	Scottish spelling variant of Torquil, from Old Norse, possibly "Thor's helmet" (see Torkel). Anglicized form of Gaelic Torcall/Torcail. This spelling of the given name of the Duke of Argyll was found in The Oban Times by a correspondent [ST²].