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in reply to a message by Nanaea
I've also seen the derivation of this name in Old Norse as coming from "hawk", but despite the similarities in pronunciation (Haakon=HAW-kon), it's not reflected in modern Scandinavian and is probably erroneous.
For being the name of several kings of Norway and its antecedents, Haakon's not an especially popular name there: fewer than 2,000 Norwegian males bear it as a first name.
Personally, I think it's a pretty cool name, tho, and it beats heck out of "Shaggy" or "vladimir".
For being the name of several kings of Norway and its antecedents, Haakon's not an especially popular name there: fewer than 2,000 Norwegian males bear it as a first name.
Personally, I think it's a pretty cool name, tho, and it beats heck out of "Shaggy" or "vladimir".
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