Håvard

== Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Haavard Hovøl, Haavor (archaic) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hǫð (“battle”) or hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). Cognate with English Howard. === Proper noun === Håvard a male given name === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Håvard”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 197 Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 977 males with the given name Håvard living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.