Harold

Scandinavian
"army ruler"

Harold Origin and Meaning

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.

After years in style limbo, Harold is slowly making a comeback, possibly boosted by cheerful nicknames like Harry and Hal. Filmmaking couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach have a son named Harold.

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Famous People Named Harold

  • Harold I aka Harold Harefoot
    King of England
  • Harold II aka Harold Godwinson
    last Anglo,Saxon King of England
  • (James) Harold Wilson
    Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, British prime minister
  • (Maurice) Harold Macmillan
    1st Earl of Stockton, British prime minister
  • Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck)
    American composer ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow")
  • Harold Pinter
    English playwright
  • Harold Clayton Lloyd
    American actor
  • Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter
    British,Canadian geometer
  • Harold Perrineau (born Harold Williams)
    American actor
  • Harold Edward Holt
    Australian Prime Minister
  • Harold Norse
    American poet
  • Harold Allen Ramis
    American actor and director
  • Harold Bloom
    American literary critic
  • Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
    1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal and Governor,General of Canada
  • Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach
    American film producer, director, actor
  • Harold John "Hal" Smith
    American actor and voice actor

The name Harold in Pop Culture

  • Harold "Hal" Jordan
    Green Lantern from DC Universe
  • Harold Hill
    main character in "The Music Man"
  • Harold Chasen
    main character in movie "Harold & Maude"
  • Harold "Happy" Hogan
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Harold "Hal" Cooper
    character in Archie Comics Universe
  • "Harold and the Purple Crayon
    " children's book by Crockett Johnson
  • Harold Skimpole
    character in Dickens's Bleak House
  • Harold Abbott
    character on TV's "Everwood"
  • Harold Saxon
    code name of The Master on TV's "Doctor Who"
  • Harold Crenshaw
    character on TV's "Monk"
  • Harold Guppy
    character in the movie "Intimate Relations"
  • Harold Clemens
    character on TV's "The Client List"
  • Harold Berman
    school bully from animated TV series "Hey Arnold!"
  • Harold Waldorf
    father of Blair Waldorf from CW's "Gossip Girl".
  • Harold Travilla
    Elsie Dinsmore's son in the Elsie Dinsmore series
  • Harold Wilson
    main character in G. A. Henty's "True to the Old Flag"
  • Harold Bloor
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Harold Finch
    character on TV's "Person of Interest"
  • Harold Goff
    character in film "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
  • "The Harold Song
    " song by Ke$ha
  • Harold Stein
    character in Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life”
  • Harold Anderson
    character in the 2000 science fiction comedy film "What Planet Are You From?"
  • Harold "Harry" T. Stone
    main character & Judge on the NBC sitcom "Night Court" played by Harry Anderson

International Variations of the name Harold

  • Haral
    Scandinavian
  • Hieronim
    Polish
  • Araldo
    Italian
  • Arrigo
    Italian
  • Aroldo
    Italian
  • Haraldas
    Lithuanian
  • Harailt
    Scottish
  • Halward
    German
  • Herahd
    Russian
  • Garold
    Russian
  • Kharald
    Russian
  • Haralds
    Latvian
  • Garald
    Russian
  • Heronim
    Polish
  • Heraldo
    Portuguese
  • Jindra
    Czech
  • Arailt
    Scottish
  • Enric
    Romanian
  • Aralt
    Irish
  • Harald
    Scandinavian
  • Haraldo
    Portuguese

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