Harald

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Proper noun

Harald

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Harold

Estonian

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Proper noun

Harald

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Harold

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʁalt/

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Proper noun

Harald m (proper noun, strong, genitive Haralds)

1. a male given name from the North Germanic languages

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Cognate with the English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking times.

Proper noun

Harald

1. a male given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 883 males with the given name Harald living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade, and a new peak in 1937 when the present king Harald was born. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Arald, Hareld, Areld, Harild, Arild

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Doublet of Hervald. Cognate with the Faroese and Icelandic Haraldur, and English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking Age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²haːral(d)/, /²harːal(d)/

Proper noun

Harald m (definite Haralden)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Haralda or Haralde

Usage notes

Patronymics:

• son of Harald: Haraldsson
• daughter of Harald: Haraldsdotter

Derived terms

• (surnames) Haraldsen

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Harald”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 315 males with the given name Harald living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade, and a new peak in 1937 when the present king Harald was born. Accessed on 27th January, 2023.

Old Norse

Proper noun

Harald m

1. accusative of Haraldr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Harald c (genitive Haralds)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Harold