Harold

Signification (Anglais)

A male given name from Old English or Old Norse.

Concepts

Harold

Traductions

Harold

Harald

Harold

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhæɹəld/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de ancien anglais: Hereweald

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.