Harold
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhæɹəld/
- Homophone: herald (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Etymology 1
editFrom Old English Hereweald, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, equivalent to Old English here (“army”) + weald (“ruler”). Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed.
Proper noun
editHarold (plural Harolds)
- A male given name from Old English.
- 1882, Alfred Tennyson, The Promise of May:
- For I have heard the Steers / Had land in Saxon times; and your own name / Of Harold sounds so English and so old / I am sure you must be proud of it.
- 1984, Ruth Rendell, The Killing Doll, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 42:
- She called her husband Hal because no one else had ever done so and it had a dashing ring, rather out of keeping with Harold's appearance.
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editTranslations
editmale given name
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editEtymology 2
editFirst performed by The Committee, a San Francisco improv group, in 1967. The name is said to have been jokingly suggested by one of the audience.
Proper noun
editHarold
- A particular format of improvised theatre, in which characters and themes are introduced and then recur in a series of connected scenes.
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