Kjell

Kjell is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

Kjell is a Swedish and Norwegian male first name, a variant of the Swedish Kettil first name, which in turn from the Old Norse name Ketill with the original meaning " ( sacrificial ) cauldron ", and later " helmet " was derived. The Danish form of the name is Kjeld.

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Kjell Askildsen ( born 1929 ), Norwegian writer
  • Kjell Magne Bondevik ( b. 1947 ), Norwegian politician
  • Kjell Arne Bratli ( b. 1948 ), Norwegian author and military officer of the Norwegian Parliament
  • Kjell Carlstrom (born 1976 ), Finnish racing driver
  • Kjell Ola Dahl ( b. 1958 ), Norwegian writer
  • Kjell Dahlin ( born 1963 ), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Kjell Eberhardt (* 1961), German political official
  • Kjell Eriksson ( b. 1953 ), Swedish author, politician and gardeners
  • Kjell -Olof Feldt ( born 1931 ), Swedish Social Democratic politician
  • Kjell Isaksson ( born 1948 ), Swedish track and field athlete
  • Kjell Johansson ( writer ) ( born 1941 ), Swedish writer
  • Kjell Johansson ( table tennis player ) ( 1946-2011 ), Swedish table tennis player
  • Kjell Jonevret (born 1962 ), Swedish football player and coach
  • Kjell Mørk Karlsen ( born 1947 ), Norwegian composer and church musician
  • Kjell Koepke (* 1987), German handball player
  • Kjell Landsberg (* 1980), German handball player
  • Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930-2009), Guatemalan general and politician
  • Kjell Lauri, Swedish orienteers
  • Kjell Rune Milton ( b. 1948 ), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Kjell Nilsson ( weightlifter ) ( b. 1949 ), Swedish weightlifter and actor
  • Kjell Nilsson ( cyclist ) (born 1962 ), Swedish cyclist
  • Kjell Arild Pollestad ( b. 1949 ), Norwegian writer and Catholic priest
  • Kjell Rasmussen ( * 1927), Norwegian diplomat
  • Kjell Inge Røkke (born 1958 ), Norwegian entrepreneur
  • Kjell Rosén (1921-1999), Swedish football player and functionary
  • Kjell Erik Sagbakken (born 1970 ), Norwegian ski jumper
  • Kjell Samuelsson (born 1958 ), Swedish ice hockey player and coach
  • Kjell Bloch Sandved (* 1922), Norwegian photographer and non-fiction author
  • Kjell Schneider ( * 1976 ), German volleyball national team
  • Kjell Sjöberg (1937-2013), Swedish ski jumper
  • Kjell Sobak ( b. 1957 ), Norwegian biathlete
  • Kjell -Erik Ståhl ( born 1946 ), Swedish marathon runner
  • Kjell Sundvall ( born 1953 ), Swedish director
  • Kjell Westö ( b. 1961 ), Finnish writer

Family name

  • Bradley Kjell ( * 19 **), American computer scientist

More

  • Kjell Roos band, a Swedish Dansband
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