Halvdan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Halvtan, Halftan
  • Halfdan (newer borrowing from the Old Norse written form)

Etymology

halv +‎ dan; from Old Norse Halfdanr, from halfr (“half”) +‎ danr (“Dane”). Cognate with Icelandic Hálfdan, Hálfdán and Old Swedish Halfdan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²halvdan/, /²haldan/, (from the Old Norse written form) /halfdan/
  • (Romerike) IPA(key): /²haltan/

Proper noun

Halvdan m (definite Halvdanen)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “half-Dane”

References

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