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Harold Lee Thompson
Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts and entertainment * ''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton * '' Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by Eduard Nápravník * Harold, a character from the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' * Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show. Places ;In the United States * Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold * Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community * Harold, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Harold, Missouri, an unincorporated comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold (given Name)
Harold is an English personal name. The modern name Harold ultimately derives from the Proto-Germanic *harja-waldaz, meaning 'military-power' or 'army-ruler'. The name entered Modern English via the Old English from Hereweald, which retained the same meaning and was prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England. The name's popularity in Viking Age England would also have been bolstered by the use of the Old Norse form Haraldr among Scandinavian settlers in the Danelaw. Ancient *Chariovalda (d. 16), Batavian chieftain and Roman ally, killed near the River Weser Medieval * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harold, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harold Harefoot, or Harold I (c. 1015–1040), King of England from 1035 to 1040 * Harold Godwinson, or Harold II (c. 1022–1066), the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and Earl of Wessex * Harold, son of Harold Godwinson (fl. 1067–1098) * Harold of Gloucester (died 1168), supposed child martyr and saint, allegedly murdered by Jews * Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |