Harold

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English [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Old English here (“army”) + weald (“ruler”)

Proper noun [edit]

Harold

  1. A male given name.
    • 1882 Alfred Tennyson: The Promise of May:
      For I have heard the Steers / Had land in Saxon times; and your own name / Of Harold sounds so English and so old / I am sure you must be proud of it.
    • 1984 Ruth Rendell: The Killing Doll Pantheon Books ISBN 0394530977 page 42:
      She called her husband Hal because no one else had ever done so and it had a dashing ring, rather out of keeping with Harold's appearance.

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Translations [edit]
male given name

Etymology 2 [edit]

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Noun [edit]

Harold (plural Harolds)

  1. An improvised skit of a particular format.
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