Harald

Harald is a male name .

Origin and meaning

The name Harald comes from the Germanic and consists of the name elements harja- (to Old High German heri , army ') and * walda- (to Old High German waltan , exercise (comparable) prevail', Old Icelandic Valdr , rulers' etc.). A basic form * Harja-waldaz is to be assumed (for example: 'der im Heere Waltende' or 'Kommandsaber' - the meaning of old Germanic personal names is difficult to assess). The first known bearer of the name is the Batavian prince Chariovalda, mentioned by Tacitus in his annales for the year 16 AD ("dux Batavorum", Tac. Ann. II, 11.1 and 3).

In Walter , Harald's two members of the name are reversed.

variants

• Harold , Haroldo , Harry , Herald, Haroldas

Name bearer

Ruler

Denmark

• Harald Hildenand (Harald Kampfzahn; probably around the middle of the 8th century), historically unsecured Danish king from the Skjoldunge family, is said to have fought against Sweden, Wenden and Anglo-Saxons
• Harald Klak (≈ 785–846), King of Denmark
• Harald Blauzahn (≈910–987), King of Denmark and Norway
• Harald II. (≈995–1018), King of Denmark
• Harald III. (1041-1080), King of Denmark

Norway

• Harald I. Fairhair (852–932), King of Norway
• Harald II Graufell († 976), King of Norway
• Harald III. the Hard (1015-1066), King of Norway
• Harald IV. Gille (1103–1136), King of Norway
• Harald V. (* 1937), King of Norway

England

• Harald I. Hasenfuß (≈1016–1040), King of England (1035–40)
• Harald II (1022-1066), King of England

Other

• Mstislav I the Great (1076–1132), Grand Duke of Kiev (also called "Harald" in Scandinavian legends)

More name bearers

Harald

• Harald Benesch (1921–1994), Austrian director and actor
• Harald Eckstein (1938–2018), German jazz musician
• Harald Ertl (1948–1982), Austrian racing driver
• Harald Glööckler (* 1965), German fashion designer and entrepreneur
• Harald Grønningen (1934–2016), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Harald Juhnke (1929–2005), German actor, entertainer, voice actor and singer
• Harald von Korflesch (* 1962), German economist, business IT specialist and university professor
• Harald Krassnitzer (* 1960), Austrian actor
• Harald Leipnitz (1926–2000), German actor
• Harald Lesch (* 1960), German astrophysicist, natural philosopher, science journalist, television presenter and university professor
• Harald Maresch (1916–1986), Austro-American actor
• Harald Tom Nesvik (* 1966), Norwegian politician
• Harald Norpoth (* 1942), German medium and long-distance runner
• Harald von Rautenfeld (1893–1975), Baltic German activist, journalist and diplomat
• Harald Ringstorff (* 1939), German politician (SPD), Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), Norwegian composer
• Harald Schmid (* 1957), German athlete
• Harald Schmidt (* 1957), German actor, cabaret artist, columnist, entertainer, writer and presenter
• Harald Schmied (1968–2018), Austrian journalist
• Harald Schumacher (* 1954), German soccer goalkeeper, see Toni Schumacher
• Harald Szeemann (1933–2005), Swiss museum director, curator and exhibition organizer
• Harald Winter (* 1953), German painter and draftsman
• Harald Wohlfahrt (* 1955), German cook
• Harald Sack Ziegler (* 1961), German singer and multi-instrumentalist

Harold

• Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), British athlete
• Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969), Commander of the British Army and Field Marshal
• Harold Arlen (1905–1986), American light music composer
• Harold Bell (1919–2009), American marketing and merchandising agent
• Harold Bloom (1930–2019), American literary scholar and critic
• Harold Bride (1890–1956), British radio officer and Marconi radio operator
• Harold Faltermeyer (* 1952), German composer and producer
• Harold Gillies (1882–1960), British otolaryngologist and surgeon
• Harold Gould (1923-2010), American actor
• Harold Harris (* 1934), American jazz pianist
• Harold Adams Innis (1894–1952), Canadian professor of political economy
• Harold Kreis (* 1959), German-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), American actor, comedian and producer
• Harold Lowe (1882–1944), fifth officer on the RMS Titanic
• Harold Mabern (1936–2019), American jazz pianist
• Harold Macmillan (1894–1986), British politician and Prime Minister of Great Britain
• Harold G. Moore (1922–2017), American officer in the US Army
• Harold Nicolson (1886–1968), British diplomat, author and politician
• Harold Perrineau, Jr. (born 1963), American actor
• Harold Pinter (1930–2008), British playwright, director and 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature
• Harold Prince (1928–2019 in Reykjavík, Iceland), American theater director and producer
• Harold Ramis (1944–2014), American actor, film director and screenwriter
• Harold Robbins (1916–1997), American writer
• Harold Sakata (1920–1982), American actor ('Oddjob' in Goldfinger  )
• Harold Shipman (1946-2004), British family doctor and serial killer
• Harold Switzer (1925–1967), American actor
• Harold Sylvester (* 1949), American film and television actor
• Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), American chemist
• Harold E. Varmus (* 1939), American virologist
• Harold Washington (1922–1987), American politician and first African American mayor of Chicago
• Harold Wilson (1916–1995), British politician and Prime Minister of Great Britain

See also

• Harald Bay , Bay on the Oates Coast of the Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Harry , Harro , Harri

Web links

Wiktionary: Harald  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations