Halvdan
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
halv + dan; from Old Norse Halfdanr, from halfr (“half”) + danr (“Dane”). Cognate with Icelandic Hálfdan, Hálfdán and Old Swedish Halfdan.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /²halvdan/, /²haldan/, (from the Old Norse written form) /halfdan/
- (Romerike) IPA(key): /²haltan/
Proper noun edit
Halvdan m (definite Halvdanen)
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “half-Dane”
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Halvdan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN