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Haldor - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Haldor
 
 



The boy name Haldor [ syll. hal-dor, ha-ld-or ] is pronounced as HHAOLDaoer KEY. Haldor is used predominantly in the Scandinavian language and it is derived from Old Norse origins. The meaning of Haldor is Thor's rock. Two-element name derived from the words 'hallr' + 'thor' which mean rock + thunder, thunder god respectively. Hallthorr (Old Norse) is an original form of Haldor. The name Halldor (Scandinavian) is a variant form of Haldor.

Haldor is an unusual baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Haldor include the name Halldor (Scandinavian) and the name Helder (Portuguese).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Haldor: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


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