Given name
Haraldr
“army”·“leader”
Haraldr is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haraldr is built from elements meaning “army” and “leader”.
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Haraldr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Haraldr shares a linguistic root with the English form Harold. In Old Norse usage, Haraldr shares a linguistic root with the Italian form ARALDO. In Old Norse usage, Haraldr has a later derivative in Harold.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Haraldr has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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