Anquetil is a Norman surname, former first name, from
Old Norse
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''ﾃ《ketill'', combination of ''as'' "god" (see
ﾅ行) and ''ketill'' "cauldron" (see
kettle
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''ﾃ《ketill'' in Nordic Names
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Anquetil may refer to:
*Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (7 December 173117 January 1805) was the first professional French Indologist. He conceived the institutional framework for the new profession. He inspired the founding of the ﾃ営ole franﾃｧaise d'Extrﾃｪme-Ori ...
(1731窶1805), French orientalist, brother of historian Louis-Pierre Anquetil
*Emmanuel Anquetil
Emmanuel Anquetil (1885-1946) was a Mauritian trade unionist, and the second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party.
Early life
Emmanuel (Jean Baptiste Caromi) Anquetil was born on 18 August 1885 at the Bassin Estate, Plaine Wilhems, to Jean Volmy a ...
, unionist and second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party
*Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil (; 8 January 1934 窶 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964.
He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the y ...
(1934窶1987), French road racing cyclist
*Louis-Pierre Anquetil
Louis-Pierre Anquetil (21 February 1723 窶 6 September 1808) was a French historian.
Biography
He was born in Paris on 21 February 1723. In 1741, he joined the religious community of the Gﾃｩnofﾃｩvains, where he took holy orders and became prof ...
(1723窶1808), French historian
* Grﾃｩgory Anquetil (1970-), French handball player
Other forms and similar names
* Anctil
*Anketell (disambiguation) Anketell may refer to:
People
*Anchetil de Greye, Anglo-Norman knight
* Anketell Henderson (1853窶1922), Australian architect
*Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883窶1929), Anglican priest and poet
*Anketell Moutray Read VC (1884窶1915), ...
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Surnames of Norman origin