Danish - Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr.

Danish - Proper Noun

Harald

1. A male given name, cognate to Harold.

German - Proper Noun

Harald

1. A male given name borrowed from Scandinavia.

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

Harald

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Arild
• (surnames) Haraldsen

Norwegian - References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrÃ¥, 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.

Swedish - Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr.

Swedish - Proper Noun

Harald

1. A male given name, cognate to Harold.

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