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Eskil - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Eskil

[ syll. es-kil, esk-il ] The boy name Eskil is pronounced as EHSKIHL KEY. Eskil is a Scandinavian name of Old Norse origin. Two-element name derived from the elements 'áss' which means god, divinity ; 'ketill' which means sacrificial cauldron, kettle, helmet. Áskell (Old Norse) is an old form of the name. The name Askil (Scandinavian) and the name Eskel (Scandinavian) are variant forms of Eskil. See also the related form, Haskel (Yiddish and English).

Eskil is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Eskil include Egil (Scandinavian), Eshkol (Hebrew), Eskel (Scandinavian), Ezequiel (Portuguese and Spanish), Ezechiel (German), and Ezekiel (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Eskil: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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