Given name
Halfdan
“a man who is half- Dane”
Halfdan is a variant of Halden. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a man who is half- Dane.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Halfdan is a variant of Halden. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a man who is half- Dane.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Halfdan is a variant of Halden. An origin associated with Halden is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
Halfdan’s family of names
Halfdan has a related form in Halden. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Halfdan has a related form in Halvdan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Halfdan
- Halfdan RagnarssonViking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army900–877
- Halfdan KjerulfNorwegian composer (1815–1868)
- Halfdan T. MahlerDanish medical doctor and director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO)1923–2016
- Halfdan RasmussenDanish author, poet, and songwriter (1915-2002)
- Halfdan Hansensailor1883–1953
- Halfdan Hvitbeinnsemi-legendary Norwegian petty king601–800
- Halfdan Gran OlsenNorwegian rower (1910–1971)
- Halfdan EgediusNorwegian painter and illustrator (1877-1899)
- Halfdan Schjøttsailor (1893-1974)
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