As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

THURKETTLE. An ancient Scandlna\-ian name, which Grimm fancifully derives from the famous hettlc, that Tlior captured from Hymir, the giant, as a brewing-pot for the gods!

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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