Halldor
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse Halldórr, Hallþórr
Proper noun
Halldor m
- a male given name from Old Norse
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Haldor (alternative spelling)
Etymology
hall + -dor, Tor; from Old Norse Halldórr, Hallþórr. Doublet of Halltor. Cognate with Faroese Haldórur and Icelandic Halldóra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Halldor m (definite Halldoren)
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Halldora
- 1896, Olav Aasmundsstad, Njaala elder Soga um Njaal Torgeirson og sønerne hans, Kristiania: Det norske Samlaget, page 332:
- Femtan av brennemennerne fall i Brjaan-striden. Der fall og Halldor, son av Gudmund hin rike, og Erling av Straumsøy.
- Fifteen men of the Burners fell in Brian’s battle, and there, too, fell Halldor the son of Gudmund the powerful, and Erling of Straumey.
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Halldor: Halldorsson
- daughter of Halldor: Halldorsdotter
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Halltor”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 21
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 135 males with the given name Halldor living in Norway on January 1st 2023. Accessed on 25th January, 2023.