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 [ 2 syll. ha-rol(d), har-o-ld ] The boy name Harold is pronounced as HHEHRahLD KEY. Harold is largely used in English and German, and its origin is Germanic. Harold is a variant of the name Harald (German and Scandinavian). The pet forms Hal (English) and Harry (English) are variants of the name. Harold is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1920 with 1.242% of baby boys being named Harold. It ranked at #12 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.014% and its ranking #737. Among the group of boy names directly related to Harold, Harry (English) was the most widely used. In 2008, it was used 22% more than Harold. The name Harold has mostly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1932, the name Harold was given to 177 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Harold include Harald (German and Scandinavian), Haroldo (Portuguese), and Geraldo (Italian and Spanish). Details of famous persons named Harold: KEY: Pronunciation for Harold: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.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)"   |
