Harold (given name) - Wikipedia The modern name Harold ultimately derives from the Proto-Germanic * harja-waldaz, meaning 'military-power' or 'army-ruler' The name entered Modern English via the Old English from Hereweald, which retained the same meaning and was prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England
Meaning, origin and history of the name Harold From the Old English name Hereweald, derived from the elements here "army" and weald "powerful, mighty" The Old Norse cognate Haraldr was also common among Scandinavian settlers in England This was the name of five kings of Norway and three kings of Denmark
Harold - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity The name Harold is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "army ruler" The name of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before the Norman conquest, and a name that's long been associated with a pipe-smoking, bespectacled grandpa or uncle
Harold: Name Meaning, History, and Popularity The name Harold is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old Norse name Haraldr It is composed of the elements "har" meaning "army" and "valdr" meaning "ruler" or "leader "
TROPICAL STORM HAROLD - National Hurricane Center Harold strengthened a little more, and its center made landfall near Big Shell Beach on Padre Island, Texas around 1500 UTC 22 August with an intensity of 50 kt The system was never a very well-organized tropical storm, as exemplified by the cover image, with a somewhat elongated cloud pattern