Haraldr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Haraldr m (genitive Haralds, dative Haraldi, accusative Harald)

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Haraldur
  • Faroese: Haraldur
  • Norwegian: Harald, Hareld
  • Swedish: Harald
  • Danish: Harald
  • → German: Harald
  • → Estonian: Harald
  • → Latvian: Haralds

References
  1. Tacitus, The Annals 2.11
  • “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
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