Given name
Haavard
“high”
Haavard is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haavard is an alternative spelling of Håvard. Håvard possibly goes back to Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, meaning “high.”
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Where it comes from
Haavard is an alternative spelling of Håvard. Håvard possibly comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Haavard’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Haavard has a related form in HAAVAR. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Haavard has a related form in HAAVAR. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Haavard has a related form in Håvar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Haavard
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