Harold may refer to:

People

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 sa ...

, including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language *

András Arató Hide the Pain Harold is an Internet meme based on a series of stock photos of András István Arató (; born 11 July 1945), a Hungarian retired electrical engineer and model. In 2011, he became the subject of the meme due to his overall facial ...

, known in

meme A meme (; ) is an idea, behavior, or style that Mimesis, 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 c ...

culture as "Hide the Pain Harold"

Arts and entertainment

* ''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 ...

* ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (; 25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secr ...

* '' Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by

Eduard Nápravník Eduard Francevič Naprávnik (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer. Nápravník settled in Russian Empire and is best known for his leading role ...

* 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 Alpine, more fully Alpine Springs and also called Harold, was an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United Sta ...

, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold *

Harold, Florida Harold is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, in the U.S. state of Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It b ...

, an unincorporated community *

Harold, Kentucky Harold is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1905, and named for local merchant Harold Hatcher of the Hatcher family of early area settlers. Professi ...

, an unincorporated community *

Harold, Missouri Harold is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of ...

, an unincorporated community ;Elsewhere * Harold, Ontario, Canada, a community in Stirling-Rawdon township

Other uses

Cyclone Harold Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold was a very powerful tropical cyclone which caused widespread destruction in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga during April 2020. It was the first Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji, Category 5 ...

Harold (horse) Harold (foaled 1876 in Pennsylvania) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Harold was a chestnut horse bred by Aristides Welch who owned both his sire and his dam. Sired by Leamington, a four-time Leading sire in North America, h ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Harold (improvisation) Harold is a structure used in long-form improvisational theatre that is performed by improv troupes and teams across the world. In the Harold structure, characters and themes are introduced and then recur in a series of connected scenes. It was f ...

, an improvisational form popularized by Del Close *

Harold Interlocking Harold Interlocking is a large railroad junction in New York City. The busiest rail junction in the United States, it serves trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line (Long Island Rail Road), Main Line and Po ...

, a rail junction in New York City

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