Harold (given name)
Harold Gender Male and one time female Word/name Proto-Germanic, via Old English and Old Norse Meaning Military-Power or Army-Ruler[ 1] Region of origin England Related names Harald (German and Continental Scandinavian), Haraldur (Icelandic), Haroldo (Spanish, Portuguese),
Aroldo (Italian)[ 2]
Harold is an English personal name . The modern name Harold ultimately derives from the Proto-Germanic *harja-waldaz, meaning 'military-power' or 'army-ruler'. The name entered Modern English via the Old English from Hereweald, which retained the same meaning and was prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England. The name's popularity in Viking Age England would also have been bolstered by the use of the Old Norse form Haraldr among Scandinavian settlers in the Danelaw .[ 3]
Ancient
Medieval
Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harold, Scandinavian chieftain in NormandyHarold Harefoot , or Harold I (c. 1015–1040), King of England from 1035 to 1040Harold Godwinson , or Harold II (c. 1022–1066), the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and Earl of Wessex Harold, son of Harold Godwinson (fl. 1067–1098)Mstislav-Harald I Monomakh Grand Prince of Kyiv (1076–1132), grandson of Harold Godwinson, son of his daughter Gytha of Wessex Harold of Gloucester (died 1168), supposed child martyr and saint, allegedly murdered by JewsHarald Fairhair (850-932), the first King of NorwayArioald , king of the Lombards
Modern name
Harold Abrahams , British Olympic champion sprinter and subject of Chariots of Fire Harold Achor (1907–1967), Justice of the Indiana Supreme CourtHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis , British Army officer who served with distinction in both the First World War and the Second World War and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada , the 17th since Canadian ConfederationHarold Arroyo , Puerto Rican boxerHarold Bailey (gridiron football) (born 1957), American football playerHarold Walter Bailey (1899–1996), British linguistHarold Baines (born 1959), American baseball playerHarold Baker (photographer) (1860–1942), British photographerHarold Baker (politician) (1877–1960), British politician, Financial Secretary to the War Office 1912–1915H. A. Baker (1881–1971), American author and Pentecostal missionaryHarold Baker (cricketer) (1884–1954), English cricketerShorty Baker (1914–1966), American jazz musicianHarold Baker (judge) (born 1929), federal judge on United States District Courts in IllinoisGeorge Harold Baker (1877–1916), lawyer, political figure, and soldier from Quebec, CanadaHarold Brooks-Baker (1933–2005), American-British financier, journalist, and publisher, and self-proclaimed expert on genealogy Harold Bekkering (born 1965), Dutch cognitive psychologistHarold Bloom , American literary criticHarold Budd (1936–2020), American composer and poetHarold Cobert (born 1974), French writerHarold Craxton (1885–1971), British composer and pianistHarold Camping (1921–2013), President of Family RadioHal Daub (born 1941), American politicianHarold Danko (born 1947), American jazz pianistHarold Demsetz (1930–2019), American economistHarold de Soysa (1907–1971), first indigenous Anglican Bishop of Colombo , Sri LankaHarold Diamond (1926–1982), American art dealerHarold Ely (1909–1983), American football playerHarold Faltermeyer (born 1952), German musicianHarold Fannin Jr. , American football playerHarold H. Fisher , (1901–2005), American church architectHarold Ford Jr. , U.S. Congressman, candidate for U.S. SenateHarold Frost (1921–2004), American orthopedist and surgeonHarold Goldsmith (1930–2004), American fencerHarold "Red" Grange (1903-1991), American football playerHarold Hart (born 1952), American football playerHarold Helgeson (1931–2007), American geochemistHarold Herath (1930–2007), Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991-1993Hal Holbrook (1925–2021), American actorHarold Holt , Australian Prime MinisterHarold Holt (impresario) , South African-English impresarioHarold Houser , American admiral and 35th Governor of American SamoaHarold Guy Hunt (1933–2009), American politicianHal Jeffcoat (1924–2007), American baseball playerHarold George Jeffcoat (born 1947), American academicHarold A. Jerry Jr. (1920–2001), New York politicianHarold Keller (1921–1979), American Marine and Iwo Jima flag raiserHarold La Borde , Trinidadian circumnavigatorHarold Landry (born 1996), American football playerHal Lindsey (born 1929), American evangelist and Christian writerHarold Lloyd , American film actorHarold C. Luther (1915–1973), New York politicianHarold MacMichael (1882–1969), British Colonial administratorHarold Macmillan , Prime Minister of Great BritainHal Malchow (1951–2024), political consultantHarold McCartney , English rugby playerHarold B. Minor (1902–1984), American diplomatHarold A. Moise (1879–1958), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme CourtHarold James Nicholson , former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer and a twice-convicted spy for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)Harold Nicolson , British diplomat, author, diarist, and politicianHarold Norse , American poetHarold I. Panken (1910–1999), New York state senatorHarold Peiris (1904–1988), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer, author, scholar, teacher, and philanthropistHarold Perrineau , American actorHarold Pinter (1930–2008), British playwrightHarold Prince (1928–2019), American theatrical producer and directorHarold Ramis (1944–2014), American film actor, director, writer and producerHarold Reynolds (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarold S. Roise (1916–1991), American Marine officer, double Navy Cross recipientHarold G. Schrier (1916–1971), American Marine officer and Iwo Jima flag raiserHarold Schultz (1925–1995), American Marine and Iwo Jima flag raiserHarold Shipman (1946-2004), British general practitioner and serial killerHarold Seymour (1910–1992), American baseball historianHarold Solomon (born 1952), American tennis playerHarold St. John (1892-1991), American botanistHarold St. John Loyd Winterbotham (1879–1946), British surveyor and soldierHal Steinbrenner (born 1969), principal owner, managing general partner and co-chairman of the New York Yankees baseball franchiseHarold Syrett (1913–1984), American executive editor of The Papers of Alexander Hamilton , and president of Brooklyn CollegeJ. E. Harold Terry , English novelist, playwright, actor and criticHarold Tucker , Lord Mayor of Manchester, England, from 1984–1985Harold I. Tyler (1901–1967), New York assemblymanHarold R. Tyler Jr. (1922–2005), federal judge in New YorkHarold Urey (1893–1981), American physical chemistHal B. Wallis (1898–1986), American film producerHarold Walker (disambiguation) , several peopleHarold Washington , first African-American mayor of ChicagoHarold Weed , digital artistHarold E. Weeks , American politicianHarold Wellman (1909–1999), New Zealand geologistHarold Wilson , British Prime MinisterHarold Wren (1921–2016), American dean of three law schoolsHarold "Butch" Wynegar (born 1956), baseball playerHarold Zent (1900–1951), member of the Washington House of Representatives
Fictional characters
Harold the Helicopter, a character from the British television series Thomas and Friends
Harold, from Carl The Collector
Healthy Harold , an Australian Giraffe sock puppet early educating Australian primary school childrenHarold Allnut , from the Batman comic seriesHarold Berman , from the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold! Harold Bishop , from the Australian soap opera Neighbours Harold Buttowski, from the Disney XD animated series Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
Harold Chasen, from the film American black-comedy and drama Harold and Maude
Harold Foster , a multibillionaire Australian newspaper company chairman from Anthony Horowitz 's Power of Five seriesHarold Green , Red Green's nephew on The Red Green Show Harold Hill, from the musical and movie The Music Man
Harold Hutchins , a main character in the Captain Underpants book seriesHarold "Hal" Jordan , a fictional DC Comics superhero known as Green LanternHarold "Stretch" Joseph, an antagonist from the video game Grand Theft Auto V
Harold Lauder , from Stephen King 's The Stand Harold Lee, from American film series Harold & Kumar
Harold "Happy" Loman , from the American stage play Death of a Salesman Harold McBride , a supporting character from the animated series The Loud House Harold Saxon , an alias of The Master from the British science-fiction series Doctor Who Harold Smith , from the 1990s television drama Twin Peaks Judge Harold "Harry" T. Stone in the TV series Night Court
Harold SquarePants, SpongeBob's father and Margaret’s husband from American television series SpongeBob SquarePants
Harold Norbert Cheever Doris McGrady V, from the Canadian animated series Total Drama
Harold, from the Cartoon Network animated series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Harold, from the British television series Thomas & Friends
Harold, from the animated musical All Dogs Go to Heaven
Harold, a character from the animated Pixar film Elemental
Harold, a character played by Bill Murray in the 1993 crime comedy-drama film Mad Dog and Glory
Harold and the Purple Crayon from the children's books by Crockett JohnsonHide the Pain Harold , a fictional identity in meme images based on photos of Hungarian engineer András AratóKing Harold of Far Far Away , from the films Shrek 2 Shrek the Third Childe Harold, from the Byron poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
See also
References
^ Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle , and Flavia Hodges, eds., A Dictionary of First Names, 2 ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), p. 157.
^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Harold" .^ Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle , and Flavia Hodges, eds., A Dictionary of First Names, 2 ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), p. 157.
^ Kakoschke, Andreas (2021). Die Personennamen in den römischen Provinzen Germania inferior und Germania superior ISBN 9783946317814 ^ Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1884). History of Christian Names
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