Hereweald

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Harold.

Related Names

Rootshere + weald
Other Languages & CulturesHarald(Danish) Harold(English) Harald(German) Hariwald(Germanic) Haraldur(Icelandic) Aroldo, Eraldo(Italian) Haralds(Latvian) Arioald(Lombardic) Harald(Norwegian) Chariovalda, Harjawaldaz(Old Germanic) Haraldr(Old Norse) Haroldo(Portuguese) Haroldo(Spanish) Harald(Swedish)

Categories

army, power, strength

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 294.
Entry updated December 1, 2024