Name Halvard

Origin:

From Old Norse words for rock and guard, defender

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About the name Halvard in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Scandinavian
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Hallvard, Håvard, Alvar, Alvaro, Álvaro, Halvor, Helgard Details

Group info:

About Halvard, the group of names with the same origin as Halvard

Language of origin:	Old Norse
Info about origin:	old Germanic/Old Norse two-element name, used in Norway
Words:	hallr = the rock Old Norse
	vardr = the guard, the defender Old Norse
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	155:Halvor Norway 2008
Old/original forms:	Hallvardr Old Norse
Name variants:	Hallvard, Halvard, Halvor Sortable list Details