Given name
Hákon
Hákon is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Hákon’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Hákon has an affectionate form in KONNI. In Icelandic usage, Hákon shares a linguistic root with the Danish form Hågen. In Icelandic usage, Hákon shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Håkan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hákon has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hákon
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