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Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway),
Hakon Hakon is the Danish spelling of the Norwegian name Håkon or Haakon. The name is also related to the Danish form Hagen (given name) and Hagen (surname).''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' ed. Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 ...
(in Denmark),
Håkan Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ''Hákon''. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" from ...
(in Sweden),Oxford Dictionary of First Names Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon or Háukon, from hā 'horse' or 'high' + konr 'son, descendant'; borne by Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), and by Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (b. 1973). SWEDISH: Håkan. DANISH: Hakon, Hagen. Halfdan From an Old Norse personal name, originally a byname for ..." or Háukon or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name ''Hákon'' meaning "High Son" from ''há'' (high, chosen) and ''konr'' (son, descendant, kin). An old English form is Hacon as in
Haconby Haconby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 448 increasing to 532 at the 2011 census. It is situated on the western edge of the Lincol ...
, ''Hacon's Village''. The name appears in Scottish Gaelic as Àcainn, as seen in the place-name Kyleakin, meaning 'Haakon's Narrows', being named after King Haakon IV of Norway. Haakon or Håkon was the name of several Norwegian rulers (see
Norwegian royalty Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
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Rulers

* Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), known as Haakon the Good * Haakon Sigurdsson (c. 937–995), also known as Earl Haakon, effective ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995 *
Haakon Ericsson Haakon Ericsson (Old Norse: ''Hákon Eiríksson''; no, Håkon Eiriksson; died c. 1029–1030) was the last Earl of Lade and governor of Norway from 1012 to 1015 and again from 1028 to 1029 as a vassal under Danish King Knut the Great. Biograph ...
(died c. 1029–1030), grandson of Haakon Sigurdsson, ruler of the Kingdom of the Isles from 1016 until his death, and vassal ruler of Norway under
Cnut the Great Cnut (; ang, Cnut cyning; non, Knútr inn ríki ; or , no, Knut den mektige, sv, Knut den Store. died 12 November 1035), also known as Cnut the Great and Canute, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norwa ...
from 1028 * Haakon Ivarsson, (c. 1027–1080), earl of
Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Väs ...
under King
Stenkil Stenkil (Old Norse: ''Steinkell'') was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066. He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil. He is praised as a devout Christian, but with an accommodating stance towards th ...
of Sweden and later earl of Halland under King Sweyn II of Denmark * Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068–1095), partially recognised as king from 1093 to 1095 *
Haakon II of Norway Haakon Sigurdsson (1147 – 7 July 1162), also known as Haakon Herdebrei, was List of Norwegian monarchs, King of Norway (being Haakon II) from 1157 until 1162 during the Civil war era in Norway. Biography His nickname, ''Herdebrei'', means broad- ...
(1147–1162), known as Haakon Herdebrei *
Haakon III of Norway Haakon Sverresson (Norwegian: ''Håkon Sverresson'', Old Norse: ''Hákon Sverrisson''; c. 1183 – 1 January 1204) was King of Norway (being Haakon III) from 1202 to 1204. Biography Haakon was born as the second illegitimate son of the future King ...
(1182–1204), known as Haakon Sverreson *
Haakon IV of Norway Haakon IV Haakonsson ( – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: ''Hákon Hákonarson'' ; Norwegian: ''Håkon Håkonsson''), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 y ...
(1204–1263), known as Haakon the Old * Óspakr (died 1230), who took the regnal name Hákon when briefly appointed
King of the Isles The Kingdom of the Isles consisted of the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and the islands of the Firth of Clyde from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the , or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the or Nort ...
by Haakon IV in 1230 * Haakon V of Norway (1270–1319), known as Haakon V Magnusson * Haakon VI of Norway (1340–1380), known as Haakon VI Magnusson *
Haakon VII of Norway Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick V ...
(1872–1957), born Prince Carl of Denmark * Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, the current heir to the Norwegian throne, who is expected to succeed as Haakon VIII


Others

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Håkon Bleken Håkon Ingvald Bleken (born January 9, 1929 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Education and work as an artist Bleken started his art education at Trondheim art school, where he studied under Karsten Keiseraas and Oddvar ...
(born 1929), Norwegian painter *
Håkon Five Håkon Martin Henriksen Five (27 September 1880 – 15 January 1944) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Venstre (Norway), Liberal Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1919–1920, 1921–1923, 1924–1926 and 1933–1935, and Norwegian Mi ...
(1880–1944), Norwegian politician *
Håkon Gebhardt Håkon Gebhardt (born 21 June 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer living in Trondheim. Career Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program ...
(born 1969), Norwegian musician and record producer * Håkon Haugli (born 1969), Norwegian jurist, administrator and politician for the Labour Party * Haakon Lie (1905–2009), Norwegian politician and centenarian *
Håkon Lundenes Håkon Lundenes (born 2 January 1954) is a former Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and played for the club Furuset IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, of ...
(born 1954), Norwegian ice hockey player *
Håkon Opdal Håkon Eikemo Opdal (born 11 June 1982) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Brann in the Eliteserien, as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Brann and Start, where he won Tippeligaen in 2007 and the Norwegian Cup in 200 ...
(born 1982), Norwegian footballer *
Håkon Skogseid Håkon Skogseid (born 14 January 1988) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a right back. He signed for Viking FK in January 2009, after having previously played for Stabæk and Notodden FK Notodden Fotballklubb is a Norwegian foot ...
(born 1988), Norwegian footballer *
Håkon Tysdal Håkon Tysdal (17 February 1947 - 30 September 2019) was a Norwegian writer from Enebakk in Akershus. He lived in Rælingen Rælingen is a village and municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ro ...
(1947–2019), Norwegian writer *
Håkon Wium Lie Håkon Wium Lie (born July 26, 1965) is a Norwegian web pioneer, a standards activist, and the Chief Technology Officer of Opera Software from 1998 until the browser was sold to new owners in 2016. He is best known for developing Cascading Styl ...
(born 1965), Norwegian web pioneer and inventor of
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Fictional characters

* Håkon, one of the two mascots of the
1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
* Hakon One-Eye, one of the Ancient Nord Heroes who fights and vanquishes Alduin the World-Eater (a dragon god) in the 2011 video game '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' *Haakon the presumable big bag dragon from Dragon Age: Inquisition %E2%80%93 Jaws of Hakkon DLC of the
Dragon Age Inquisition ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' is a 2014 action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The third major game in the ''Dragon Age'' franchise, ''Inquisition'' is the sequel to ''Dragon Age II'' (2011). The sto ...
video game


See also

* ''Haakon'', a Varangian mentioned in the inscription on the
Piraeus Lion The Piraeus Lion ( it, Leone del Pireo) is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, Italy, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. History It was originally located in Piraeus, the harbour ...
* Hakon Jarl runestones *
Haakon County, South Dakota Haakon County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,872. Its county seat is Philip, South Dakota, Philip. History The county was created in ...


References


See also

* Hagen (surname), a Danish surname *
Hakan Hakan is a common Turkish forename, based on the Turkish language variant of the imperial title Khagan. The name is also spelled Khakan or Khaqan in other parts of the world, with the same etymology. Given name *Ahmet Hakan Coşkun (born 1967 ...
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