Halldór

Halldór is an Icelandic and Faroese masculine given name.

The name comes from the Old Norse Hallþórr and means " Thor's rock" ( hallr = "hill; rock, big stone").

Other forms

• Hallþór (Icelandic)
• Haldor (Danish, Norwegian)

Name bearer

• Halldór Laxness (1902–1998), Icelandic writer and Nobel Prize for Literature
• Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947–2015), Icelandic politician and Prime Minister
• Halldór Stefánsson (1892–1979), Icelandic writer
• Haldor Halderson (1900-1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Haldor Topsøe (1913–2013), Danish entrepreneur and founder of the catalyst manufacturer of the same name

Derived names

• Haldórsvík , place in the Faroe Islands

See also

• Halldórsson , Halldórsdóttir
• North Germanic personal names

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Behind the Name - Haldor
2. ↑ Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.