Haakon (given name)

Haakon
	Hákon the Good, by Peter Nicolai Arbo. The name Haakon is mostly known for being the name of several kings of Scandinavian origin.
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Norwegian
Meaning	"High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin)[1][2]
Other names
Related names	Hakon, Háukon, Håkon, Haquin, Haqvin

Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden),[3] or Háukon or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin). An old English form is Hacon as in Haconby, Hacon's Village. The name appears in Scottish Gaelic as Àcainn, as seen in the place-name Kyleakin, meaning 'Haakon's Narrows', being named after King Haakon IV of Norway.

Haakon or Håkon was the name of several Norwegian rulers (see Norwegian royalty):

Rulers

Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), known as Haakon the Good
Haakon Sigurdsson (c. 937–995), also known as Earl Haakon, effective ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995
Haakon Ericsson (died c. 1029–1030), grandson of Haakon Sigurdsson, ruler of the Kingdom of the Isles from 1016 until his death, and vassal ruler of Norway under Cnut the Great from 1028
Haakon Ivarsson, (c. 1027–1080), earl of Västergötland under King Stenkil of Sweden and later earl of Halland under King Sweyn II of Denmark
Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068–1095), partially recognised as king from 1093 to 1095
Haakon II of Norway (1147–1162), known as Haakon Herdebrei
Haakon III of Norway (1182–1204), known as Haakon Sverreson
Haakon IV of Norway (1204–1263), known as Haakon the Old
Óspakr (died 1230), who took the regnal name Hákon when briefly appointed King of the Isles by Haakon IV in 1230
Haakon V of Norway (1270–1319), known as Haakon V Magnusson
Haakon VI of Norway (1340–1380), known as Haakon VI Magnusson
Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), born Prince Carl of Denmark
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, the current heir to the Norwegian throne, who is expected to succeed as Haakon VIII

Others

Håkon Bleken (born 1929), Norwegian painter
Haakon Chevalier (1901–1985), American translator and friend of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Håkon Five (1880–1944), Norwegian politician
Håkon Gebhardt (born 1969), Norwegian musician and record producer
Håkon Haugli (born 1969), Norwegian jurist, administrator and politician for the Labour Party
Haakon Lie (1905–2009), Norwegian politician and centenarian
Håkon Lundenes (born 1954), Norwegian ice hockey player
Håkon Opdal (born 1982), Norwegian footballer
Håkon Skogseid (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
Håkon Tysdal (1947–2019), Norwegian writer
Håkon Wium Lie (born 1965), Norwegian web pioneer and inventor of CSS

Fictional characters

Håkon, one of the two mascots of the 1994 Winter Olympics
Hakon One-Eye, one of the Ancient Nord Heroes who fights and vanquishes Alduin the World-Eater (a dragon god) in the 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

References

Teresa Norman, World of Baby Names, A (Revised), Penguin, 2003
Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996, p.182
Oxford Dictionary of First Names Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon or Háukon, from hā 'horse' or 'high' + konr 'son, descendant'; borne by Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), and by Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (b. 1973). SWEDISH: Håkan. DANISH: Hakon, Hagen. Halfdan From an Old Norse personal name, originally a byname for ..."