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Meaning

The name Harold has the following meaning:

The ruler of an army.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Harold is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 598 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Harold fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 92 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 827 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Harold in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Harold is pronounced as hair-uld

Origins

Harold originates from the Scandinavian language.
See other suggested Scandinavian baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Harold and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Harold: Boys - Gustav, Njord, Girls - Dagny, Dahlia, Erika, Ingrid, Karina, Kristina, Nessa, Nissa, Rona, Signe, Tyra, Both genders - Dyre, Eric

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Harold: Aralt, Arldo, Aroldo, Hal, Harald (Scandinavian), Haralds, Harolda, Haroldas, Haroldo, Herald, Heraldo, Herold, Herrick, Herrold, Herryck

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Harold are: Harry, Hal

Style

We think the name Harold should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Harold to be: Outgoing, intelligent chap

In one word, you might describe Harold as a(n) "outgoing" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Harold (or its variants) are:

Harold MacMillan, born on 10 February, a famous politician. Harold MacMillan's background: British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963.

Harold Stassen, born on 13 April, a famous politician. Harold Stassen's background: The 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943 and a later perennial candidate for other offices, most notably and frequently President of the United States.

Harold Robbins, born on 21 May, a famous author. Harold Robbins's background: An American author. Among his best-known books is The Carpetbaggers.
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