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What does Harold mean?
Harold 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced HARE-uld. It is of Scandinavian and Old English origin, and the meaning of Harold is "army ruler". From Old English here weald, influenced by the related Scandinavian form Haraldr. An Anglo-Saxon name. In England, it is associated with King Harold (11th century). See also Walter, which derives from the same source. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan; playwright Harold Pinter.
STARTS WITH Har-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, old english, army (warrior), old
Variations
VARIANTS Araldo, Aralt, Aroldo, Arry, Garald, Garold, Hal▼, Harald, Haralds, Harolda, Haroldo, Harrell, Harry▼, Heraldo, Herlad, Herold, Herrold, Herrick, Herryck
SEE ALSO Darold
FEMININE FORM Haralda
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Harold Wolfgang (H.W.), ..
How popular is Harold?
Harold is a very popular first name for men (#44 out of 1220, Top 4%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#5008 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Harold reached its top rank of #12 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is presently at #797. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Darold, Garold, Hal, Harald, Harrell, Harry (#620 IN 2018), Herold and Walter (#271) are the popular variation forms of Harold (#797). Adoption of these relations of Harold was well-received among parents a century ago (MEDIAN #1162) and has become significantly less since (#1520, 97% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Harold becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arnold▼, Bald, Barthold, Caroll, Darrold (see Darold), Farold, Gerold, Geryld, Haamed, Hacon, Hadly, Hadon, Hakon, Hale, Halford, Hall, Halle, Hamell, Hamid, Hamill, Hammond, Hamud, Hanly, Hansl, Harbin, Harel, Harford, Harjit, Harken, Harkin, Harlan, Harland▼, Harlee, Harlen, Harli, Harlie, Harlin, Harlo, Harlow, Harly, Harm, Harman, Harmen, Haron, Haroon, Haroun, Harpur, Harrel, Harri, Harrie, Harris, Harshad, Harte, Harthy, Hartley, Harv, Harvard, Harvee, Harvey▼, Harwell, Harwill (see Hartwell), Harwood, Haward, Hazel▼, Heroot (see Cherut), Herzl, Hirom, Horsly (see Horsley), Jarod▼, Jerald▼, Jerold▼, Karol, Karoly, Ranald and Torald. These names tend to be less commonly used than Harold.
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