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thirkettle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thir-ket-tle
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Thirkettles (plural) Thirkell (alternative) Thirkill (alternative) Thurkettle (alternative)

Questions

What does thirkettle mean?
A surname from Old Norse.
Where does thirkettle come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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