Halldor

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Halldórr, Hallþórr

Proper noun

Halldor m

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Haldor (alternative spelling)

Etymology

hall +‎ -dor, Tor; from Old Norse Halldórr, Hallþórr. Doublet of Halltor. Cognate with Faroese Haldórur and Icelandic Halldóra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²halːdu(ː)r/, (some dialects) /²halːdu/

Proper noun

Halldor m (definite Halldoren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Halldora
   • 1896, Olav Aasmundsstad, Njaala elder Soga um Njaal Torgeirson og sønerne hans, Kristiania: Det norske Samlaget, page 332:

     Femtan av brennemennerne fall i Brjaan-striden. Der fall og Halldor, son av Gudmund hin rike, og Erling av Straumsøy.

     Fifteen men of the Burners fell in Brian’s battle, and there, too, fell Halldor the son of Gudmund the powerful, and Erling of Straumey.

Usage notes

Patronymics:

• son of Halldor: Halldorsson
• daughter of Halldor: Halldorsdotter

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Halltor”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎^[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 21
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 135 males with the given name Halldor living in Norway on January 1st 2023. Accessed on 25th January, 2023.