Harald

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Proper noun

Harald

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Harold.

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Harald

1. a male given name borrowed from Scandinavia.

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Norwegian

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.

Related terms

• (male given names) Arild
• (surnames) Haraldsen

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.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Proper noun

Harald c (genitive Haralds)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Harold.