Harald

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. === Proper noun === Harald a male given name, equivalent to English Harold == Estonian == === Etymology === From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. === Proper noun === Harald a male given name, equivalent to English Harold == German == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʁalt/ === Proper noun === Harald m (proper noun, strong, genitive Haralds) a male given name from the North Germanic languages == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Cognate with the English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking times. === Proper noun === Harald a male given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [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. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Arald, Hareld, Areld, Harild, Arild === Etymology === From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Doublet of Hervald. Cognate with the Faroese and Icelandic Haraldur, and English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking Age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²haːral(d)/, /²harːal(d)/ === Proper noun === Harald m (definite Haralden) a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Haralda or Haralde ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics: son of Harald: Haraldsson daughter of Harald: Haraldsdotter ==== Derived terms ==== (surnames) Haraldsen === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Harald”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 163 Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 315 males with the given name Harald living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade, and a new peak in 1937 when the present king Harald was born. Accessed on 27th January, 2023. == Old Norse == === Proper noun === Harald m accusative of Haraldr == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Harald c (genitive Haralds) a male given name, equivalent to English Harold