Norwegian - Etymology
From Old Norse Haraldr. Cognate with the English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking times.
Norwegian - Proper Noun
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Norwegian - References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 883 males with the given name Harald living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade, and a new peak in 1937 when the present king Harald was born. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.