Halfdan

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Half-Dane", "Half-Danish", "Part-Dane"
Popularity
The popularity of the name Halfdan is very low and it is not commonly used as a baby name outside of Scandinavia.

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Cartoon of Halfdan

Halfdan Name meanings & History

"Half-Dane", "Half-Danish", "Part-Dane". From the Old Norse name Hálfdan meaning "half Danish", composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish. Halfdan is mainly used in Scandinavian countries like Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. It is occasionally used in Iceland and Faroe Islands as well.

Zodiac Sign of Halfdan: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Halfdan:

H: Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Hope,Haggle,Hyper

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Action,Argumentative

L: Languid,Liaison,Legal,Lovely,Lazy,Lover,Luscious

F: Friendly,Fiery,Fun-loving,Festive

D: Doting,Determined,Domestic,Daddy,Demanding,Dutiful

N: Neat,Nagging,Nice,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nervous

Halfdan is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name

Famous People

There are several famous people with the name Halfdan, including Halfdan the Black, a legendary Norwegian king; Halfdan Ragnarsson, a Viking hero who appears in the TV series "Vikings"; and Halvdan Koht, a Norwegian historian and government official.

2.) HALFDAN (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from the Old Norse Halfdanr, a compound name composed of the elements hdlfr (half) and Danr (a Dane): hence, “half Dane.” The name was originally a byname of someone who was half Danish and is borne by many characters in Nordic legend. Var: Halvdan. (HAHLF-DAHN)


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