Given name
Håvar
“high”
Håvar is a masculine given name, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Håvar possibly goes back to a word meaning “high.”
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Håvar’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvar shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Hávar. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvar has an alternative spelling in HAAVAR. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvar has a related form in HAAVAR.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Håvar has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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