Haraldr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) and *waldaz (“leader”). Compare *Waldaharjaz (“Walther, Walter”), composed of the same elements but in the reverse order. Attested by Tacitus, in the form Chariovalda.[1] Cognates include English Harold, French Hérault, Italian Araldo, Spanish Haraldo.
Proper noun[edit]
Haraldr m (genitive Haralds, dative Haraldi, accusative Harald)
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: Haraldur
- Faroese: Haraldur
- Norwegian: Harald, Hareld
- Swedish: Harald
- Danish: Harald
- → German: Harald
- → Estonian: Harald
- → Latvian: Haralds
References[edit]
- “Harald” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
- Harald; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN