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"one who pleads to God"
This gloss is incorrect. Standard Greek lexicography derives Θεαίτητος (Theaetetus) as meaning “obtained from God,” not “one who pleads to God.”
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The post gives Theaetetus the meaning "one who pleads to God." But the standard Liddell–Scott–Jones Greek-English Lexicon (LSJ) defines θεαίτητος as "obtained from God" and specifically notes it as a proper name (Theaetetus). That contradicts the gloss in the article.
So the problem is not just wording style: the article reverses the direction of the meaning. In LSJ, the name denotes something like "asked for / obtained from God", not a person pleading to God.
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- θεαίτητος - LSJ - Scaife ATLAS
ShortDef: obtained from God ... obtained from God, trans. of Samuel ... as pr. n. in Plato, etc.
Thorkel means "Thor's craft"
This etymology is wrong. Thorkel/Torkel comes from Old Norse Þórketill, meaning “Thor’s cauldron,” not “Thor’s craft.”
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The article says Thorkel means "Thor's craft." That is contradicted by standard name references.
The Scandinavian form Torkel/Thorkel comes from Old Norse Þórketill, a compound of Þórr (Thor) + ketill. In Old Norse, ketill means "cauldron" (and in some naming contexts can also relate to a kettle/helmet), not "craft." A modern name reference therefore glosses the full name as "Thor's cauldron." An Old Norse dictionary likewise shows ketill as the underlying element used in compound names including Þór-kell.
So the article's gloss substitutes the wrong second element meaning.
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- Meaning, origin and history of the name Torkel - Behind the Name
From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr combined with ketill "cauldron".
- KETILL | Old Norse Dictionary
... chiefly used as the latter part in compd names of men ... Þór-kell ...