Harold

Bedeutung (Englisch)

A male given name from Old English or Old Norse.

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Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈhæɹəld/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From a merger of Old English Hereweald and Old English Harold (itself from Old Norse Haraldr), both from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler, authority”). Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Harald, Faroese and Icelandic Haraldur.

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