Harold may refer to:
People
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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 ...
, including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name
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Harold (surname)
Harold is an English personal name. The modern name Harold and Harrod may have derived from the Old Danish name Harald, the Old German names Hairold or Herold, or the Old English name Hereweald. The Irish derivative is '' Ó hArailt''. which is ...
, surname in the English language
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András Arató, known in
meme
A meme ( ) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural i ...
culture as "Hide the Pain Harold"
Arts and entertainment
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''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film
* ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his ...
* ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen
* ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by
Eduard NápravnÃk
* Harold, a character from the cartoon
''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy''
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Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show.
Places
;In the United States
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Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold
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Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community
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Harold, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
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Harold, Missouri, an unincorporated community
;Elsewhere
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Harold, Ontario, Canada, a community in Stirling-Rawdon township
Other uses
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Cyclone Harold
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Harold (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
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Harold (improvisation), an improvisational form popularized by Del Close
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Harold Interlocking, a rail junction in New York City
See also
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Harald (disambiguation)
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Harrold (disambiguation)
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Herald (disambiguation)
A herald is an officer of arms. It also means messenger.
Herald may also refer to:
Geography
* Herald, California, United States
* Herald, Illinois, United States
* Herald Island (disambiguation)
People with the surname
* Earl S. Herald (1914†...
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Jesus H. Christ
Jesus H. Christ is an expletive interjection that refers to the Christian religious figure of Jesus Christ. It is typically uttered in anger, surprise, or frustration, though sometimes also with humorous intent. The expressions "Christ", "Jesus" ...
(folk paretymology)
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