Given name · also Old Norse
Håvard
“high”
Håvard is a masculine given name, possibly from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Håvard possibly goes back to Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, meaning “high.”
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Where it comes from
Håvard possibly comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
Possibly from Old Norse Hávarðr, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *haþuz (“battle, fight”), from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *wer-.
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Håvard’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvard shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Hávarður. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvard has a related form in HAAVAR. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Håvard has a related form in HAAVAR.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Håvard has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Håvard
- Håvard NordtveitNorwegian association football playerborn 1990
- Håvard FloNorwegian footballerborn 1970
- Håvard NielsenNorwegian footballerborn 1993
- Håvard Holmefjord LorentzenNorwegian speed skaterborn 1992
- Håvard BøkkoNorwegian speed skaterborn 1987
- MortiisNorwegian musicianborn 1975
- Håvard KlemetsenNorwegian Nordic combined skierborn 1979
- Håvard Solås TaugbølNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1993
- Håvard TvedtenNorwegian handball playerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Håvard, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hard
“tough, brave, hardy”
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Harbold
“army” · “strong, bold”
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Audvard
“riches, wealth” · “guard, ward”
>99% boys
Haraldr
“army” · “leader”
>99% boys
Halttu
Halttu is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.
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Hunwald
“bear cub” · “powerful, mighty”
>99% boys
Hadurih
“battle, fight” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Helmwald
“helmet” · “strength”
>99% boys