Given name · also Old Norse
Haraldur
Haraldur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Original Old NorseHaraldr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Haraldur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Haraldur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Haraldur continues an earlier form in HARALDR.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Haraldur
- Haraldur Sigurðssonvolcanologistborn 1939
- Halle JanemarSwedish speed skater (1920–2016)
- Haraldur KálvssonPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands1400–1500
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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