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 [ 2 syll. ha-ral(d), har-a-ld ] The boy name Harald is pronounced as HHAARahLD KEY. Harald is a German and Scandinavian name of Germanic origin. Two-element name derived from the elements 'heri' meaning army, warrior ; 'wald' meaning to rule. Herwald (Germanic) is an older form of Harald. The name has been commonly used in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and other German and English speaking countries from the medieval times. It was borne by several kings in Denmark and Norway, including Harald Fairhair (850-933), the first king of Norway; he is credited for unifying Norway into one kingdom. The name Haralda (German) is the female form of Harald. Harald has 22 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Harald used in English include Hale (used in Hawaiian too), Harold (used in German too), and Haroldson. The pet forms Hal and Harry are other English variants. Foreign variants of Harald include Araldo (Italian), Aralt (Irish), Aroldo (Italian), Arrigo (Italian), Enric (Romanian and Catalan), Garald (Russian), Garold (Russian), Gerahd (Russian), Halola (Hawaiian), Harailt (Scottish), Haralds (Latvian), Haroldas (Lithuanian), Haroldo (Portuguese), Heronim (Polish), Hieronim (Polish), Jindra (Czech), and Kharald (Russian). Harald is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Harald, Harry (English) was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Harald include Harold (English and German), Haroldo (Portuguese), and Geraldo (Italian and Spanish). KEY: English pronunciation for Harald: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
