Harold
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæɹəld/
- Homophone: herald (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Etymology 1
From a merger of Old English Hereweald and Old English Harold (itself from Old Norse Haraldr),[1] both from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler, authority”). Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Harald, Faroese and Icelandic Haraldur.
Proper noun
Harold (plural Harolds)
- A male given name from Old English or Old Norse.
- 1882, Alfred Tennyson, The Promise of May:
- For I have heard the Steers / Had land in Saxon times; and your own name / Of Harold sounds so English and so old / I am sure you must be proud of it.
- 1984, Ruth Rendell, The Killing Doll, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 42:
- She called her husband Hal because no one else had ever done so and it had a dashing ring, rather out of keeping with Harold's appearance.
Derived terms
Translations
male given name
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Etymology 2
First performed by The Committee, a San Francisco improv group, in 1967. The name is said to have been jokingly suggested by one of the audience.
Proper noun
Harold
- A particular format of improvised theatre, in which characters and themes are introduced and then recur in a series of connected scenes.