Given name
Haralds
“the ruler of an army”
Haralds is a variant of Harold. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the ruler of an army.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haralds is a variant of Harold. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the ruler of an army.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haralds is a variant of Harold. Harold has been associated with Old English and Old Norse naming traditions.
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The story
Haralds is a variant of Harold. The history of Harold gives this family its wider story. Harold experienced a revival in the 19th century.
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Haralds’s family of names
Haralds has a related form in Harold. In Latvian usage, Haralds has a conventional equivalent in the English form Harold. In Latvian usage, Haralds has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Harald.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Haralds
- Haralds SilovsLatvian speed skaterborn 1986
- Haralds BlausLatvian sport shooter of Baltic German origin (1885-1945)
- Haralds VasiļjevsLatvian ice hockey player (born 1952)
- Haralds BiezaisLatvian university teacher1909–1995
- Harald KruminLatvian journalist (1894–1943)
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