Name: Kjell
Gender: Male
Usage: Kjell is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Kjell are in general originating from Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
Variants: For another variant of the name Kjell across the world, see Ketil.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Kjell is: Helmet, Protection.
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Numerology of the first name Kjell: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Kjell is ranked on the 10,065th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 25200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Kjell has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Kjell for each year.
The name day of Kjell is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Kjell is a masculine given name in Norway, Finland and Sweden, in Denmark the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. It is derived from the Old Norse: kętill, meaning "kettle," "cauldron," or "helmet."
In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden. In Swedish it is pronounced like "Chell". There were 30,809 men in Norway with "Kjell" as their first name. This makes it the 5th most common masculine name in Norway. In Denmark, 8079 men were called "Kjeld" and 5491 "Keld". In Finland, the number of men called Kjell in 2008 was 1405.
Swedish: contracted form of Kettil.
Cognates: Norwegian: Kjetil. Danish: Kjeld, Keld.
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