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, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Cognate with the English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking times.

Proper noun

Harald

1. A male given name.

Related terms

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

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• 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.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

Proper noun

Harald

1. A male given name, cognate to Harold.