British names: Torquil?!? and ? for Shaun Hately

[terryljames76]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince 
Winston)" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, <silverdragon at e...> wrote:
> > > I don't know the correct pronunciation, but my mind pronounces 
it 
> like Torkle ... in my accent OR and AH sound quite different, but 
in 
> accents in which they sound the same, I guess Torkle would sound 
> like Tackle.
>

> 
> I thought the Norse name was Thorkil, so I checked and found that 
> you are right: http://www.behindthename.com/ says:
> >TORQUIL   m   Scottish
> >Scottish form of TORKEL 
> >TORKEL   m   Swedish
> > From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from
> > the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with ketill 
> > "stone". 
> ("Stone" may be a typo, from Thorstein slightly lower on the same 
> page, as ketill sure looks like "kettle". Thor's kettle.)


Thanks to those who answered!  No fanfic plots involved, just 
wondering.  I was mentally pronouncing it Tor-quill, accents on each 
syllable equally, and it sounded awkward.  I would never have guessed 
it as Scottish.  It sounds like a cough medicine to me.  ("Torquil?  
Yeah, aisle seven, over by the Nyquil.") That also looks like a 
useful website, Catlady, thanks for including the link.

Now, a question for Shaun that I've wondered about every time I read 
your sig.  WHY are you without wax?  

Terry LJ (clueless; but thanks to Q-tips, also without wax!)