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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Harold m. Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old English weald, Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power'.

The name of a leendary 8th-9th C Scandinavian king, a 9th C king of Denmark, a 9th-10th C king of Norway, a 10th C king of Denmark, a 10th C king of Norway, two 11th C kings of Denmark, two 11th C kings of England, an 11th C king of Norway, a 12th C king of Norway, a 12th C English saint, and a 13th C king of Mann.

France
Latin
● 1030 Airaldo (abl) StVdM-II 712; 1064x1079 Airaldus (nom) ibid. 690; 1067x1086 Airaldus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV; 1147 Airoudi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18; 1378 Heraudi (gen) hanquetvol1 569
Germany
Latin
● 1218 Heroldus (nom) hennes-vol1 30; 1219 Heroldus (nom) ibid. 40
Scotland
Latin
● 1070x1093 Araldo (abl) ESC X
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Haral SRA-vol2 no. 1903, Haralder ibid. no. 1938, Haralders (dat) ibid. no. 1946, Haraller ibid. no. 1925
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Harold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Harold.