Given name

Halfdanr

“half”·“Dane”

Halfdanr is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Halfdanr is built from elements meaning “half” and “Dane”.

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Where it comes from

Halfdanr comes from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Halbadaniz.

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Halfdanr’s family of names

In Old Norse usage, Halfdanr shares a linguistic root with the Old English form HEALFDENE.

Walk Halfdanr’s family in the name graph

HalfdanrHalvdanHealfdene

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Håvard

“high”

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Halttu

Halttu is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Hallila

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Hälikkä

Hälikkä is a surname, possibly from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Harbold

“army” · “strong, bold”

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Halgeberht

“holy sacred” · “bright”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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