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Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element, see also HA

Horse
Horse

Ancient Germanic

*hanha- = 'horse' [1] [2] [3] [4]

Proto-Norse

*hąha- = 'horse' [3]

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
KONR see Hákon
KUNI see Hákon
VALD see Håvald
VARD see Hávarðr

First Element Forms

Ha- Há- Hā-
Ho-
Hå- Haa-

References

  1. Rikard Hornby: Danske navne - Træk af navngivningens historie (1951)
  2. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  4. Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)