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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Torquil

Gender

Male

Origin

Norse
Thors helmet
Gaelic
From the north
Teutonic

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Torquil

Pronunciation

t(o)-rquil, tor-quil

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #271, 4 births); most recent 1979 (rank #296, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence