Harold

Harold is an English name derived from the Old English elements here, meaning army, and weald, meaning power or ruler, giving the overall sense of ruler of the army or army commander. The name was common among Anglo-Saxon nobility and was borne most famously by Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was reinforced after the Norman Conquest through the related Old Norse name Haraldr, which shares the same Germanic roots and was widespread among Scandinavian rulers. Harald and Harry are among the closely related variants and cognates found across European traditions.