The name of a legendary 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.
The German vernacular form Arold is witnessed in 1391 in the place name Aroldishusen (LDFPUP1 p. 16).
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 927 Herolt (nom) UrkStyria 17;
928 Herolt (nom) ibid. 18;
931 Herolt (nom) ibid. 20
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1120 Haroldi (gen) CartStBert 9;
1133 Haroldi (gen) ibid. 13
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1291 Heralt (nom) RTT-1.1 III
- Middle High German
- ● 1318 Herolt (nom) Rössler1 45
- England
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- ● 1189 Haroldus (nom) GASurv p. 182;
1554 Haroldus (nom) StMartF p. 58
- France
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- ● 1030 Airaldo (abl) StVdM-II 712;
1032x1100 Arraldus (nom) LDS LXV;
1064x1079 Airaldus (nom) StVdM-II 690;
1067x1086 Airaldus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV;
1090x1101 Arroldus (nom) CartStPC XLIII;
1107 Arroldus (nom) ibid. XVII;
a1108 Arroldus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1147 Airoudi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18;
1350 Haraldi (gen) SDHK no. 6017,
Haraldus (nom) ibid. no. 6017;
1378 Heraudi (gen) hanquetvol1 569
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1218 Heroldus (nom) hennes-vol1 30;
1219 Heroldus (nom) ibid. 40
- Ireland
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- ● fin12thC Aroldus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 24,
Haraldi (gen) ibid. III, p. 18,
Haraldus (nom) ibid. III, p. 15
- The Netherlands
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- ● 850 Herioldi (gen) OrkGZ no. 40
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1070x1093 Araldo (abl) ESC X
- Sweden
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- ● 1350 Haraldo (dat) SDHK no. 6001
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Haral SRA-vol2 no. 1903,
Haralder ibid. no. 1938,
Haralders (dat) ibid. no. 1946,
Haraller ibid. no. 1925;
1403 Haralder (nom) SDHK no. 16006;
1405 Harals (gen) ibid. no. 16468;
1407 Harald (nom) ibid. no. 16880,
Haralds (gen) ibid. no. 16943;
1408 Haraldz (gen) ibid. no. 17116;
1409 Haral (gen) ibid. no. 17265,
Harald (gen) ibid. no. 17268,
Harals (gen) ibid. no. 17263,
Haralz (gen) ibid. no. 17341
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Harold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Harold.