Kjetil

Kjetil is a Norwegian male given name , which also occurs in the spelling Ketil .

Origin and meaning

Kjetil is a Norwegian form of the Swedish given name Kettil, which in turn was derived from the Old Norse name Ketill with the original meaning "(sacrificial) boiler", later also "helmet".

Name bearer

Form Kjetil

• Kjetil André Aamodt (* 1971), Norwegian ski racer
• Kjetil Bjerkestrand (* 1955), Norwegian organist, pianist and film music composer
• Kjetil Greve (* 1976), Norwegian drummer
• Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad ( Frost; * 1973), Norwegian drummer
• Kjetil Ingvaldsen (* 1974), Norwegian cyclist
• Kjetil Jansrud (* 1985), Norwegian ski racer
• Kjetil Lie (* 1980), Norwegian chess player
• Kjetil Mårdalen (1925–1996), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
• Kjetil Møster (* 1976), Norwegian jazz musician
• Kjetil Pedersen (* 1973), Norwegian football player and coach
• Kjetil Rekdal (* 1968), Norwegian football player and coach
• Kjetil Saunes (* 1962), Norwegian bass player
• Kjetil Strand (* 1979), Norwegian handball player

Form ketil

• Ketil Bjørnstad (* 1952), Norwegian writer, poet, composer and pianist
• Ketil Kjenseth (* 1968), Norwegian politician
• Ketil Motzfeldt (1814–1889), Norwegian naval officer and politician
• Ketil Solvik-Olsen (* 1972), Norwegian politician
• Ketil Stokkan (* 1956), Norwegian singer

See also

• Kjeld - a Danish form of the name
• Kjell - a Swedish and Norwegian variant

Web links

Wiktionary: Kjetil  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Kjetil on en.wiktionary.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kjetil on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
2. ↑ Ketil on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
3. ↑ Kjetil on www.behindthename.com (Engl.)
4. ↑ Kettil on www.behindthename.com (Engl.)