Boy · Old Norse
Håkon
Say it: HAW-kon
Meaning
Usually explained as Old Norse há 'high' and konr 'son, descendant'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A royal name in Norway from the 10th century to the present day.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Haakon
| Icelandic | Hákon |
|---|---|
| Swedish | Håkan |
Famous bearers
- Haakon the Good, king of Norway
- Haakon VII, king of Norway
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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