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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
|name = Kjell
|pronunciation = {{IPA|[çɛl:]}}
|gender = [[Male]]
|meaning = [[Kettle]], [[Cauldron]] or [[Helmet]]
|region = {{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|SWE}} (Kjell)<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} (Kjeld)
|origin = [[Old Norse|Norse]]
|related names = [[Kjetil]], Keld, [[Kittel (name)|Kittel]], [[Kittil]], [[Kjeld]], [[Kjetill]]
|name day = {{flagicon|NOR}} ([[July 11|11 July]])<br />{{flagicon|DEN}}{{flagicon|SWE}} ([[July 8|8 July]])
}}
'''Kjell''' is a [[Male|masculine]] [[given name]] in [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], in [[Denmark]] the [[cognate]] is '''Kjeld''' og '''Keld'''. It's derived from the [[Old Norse]] ''ketill'', meaning "kettle" or "cauldron" or "helmet". <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/kjell |title=View Name: Kjell |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.scb.se/templates/tableOrChart____31057.asp Statistics Sweden website]</ref> There were 30,809 men in Norway with "Kjell" as their first name. This makes it the 5th most common masculine name in Norway.<ref>[http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/navn/ Statistics Norway website]</ref> In Denmark, 8079 men were called "Kjeld" and 5491 "Keld".<ref>[http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/HvorMange.aspx Statistics Denmark website]</ref> In [[Finland]], the number of men called Kjell in 2008 was 1405.<ref>[http://192.49.222.187/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3 Population Register Centre]</ref>
==Famous Kjells==
* [[Kjell Bergqvist]], actor
* [[Kjell Bjorgen]], comedian
* [[Kjell Breiland]], Cashier
* [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]], Norwegian prime minister
* [[Kjell Espmark]], author
* [[Kjell van Ginkel]], designer
* [[Kjell Höglund]], singer
* [[Kjell Isaksson]], Swedish pole vault world record holder
* [[Kjell Inge Røkke]], investor
* [[Kjell Schneider]], German beach volleyball player
* [[Kjell Stensson]], media personality
* [[Kjell Sundvall]], director
* [[Kjell Storelid]], Speed skater
* [[Kjell Weewer]], Artist
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