Harold
See also: härold
English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, equivalent to Old English here (“army”) + weald (“ruler”).
Proper noun
Harold (plural Harolds)
- A male given name.
- 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.
- 1882 Alfred Tennyson: The Promise of May:
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