Name: Hálfdán

Gender: Male

Usage: Hálfdán is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Hálfdán are in general originating from Iceland.

Name Meaning of Hálfdán

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Hálfdán: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst

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Popularity of the Name

The name Hálfdán is ranked on the 107,885th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.

We estimate that there are at least 300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Hálfdán has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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History and Origin

Halfdan ("half Dane") is an Old Norse masculine given name. In Beowulf, it is spelled Healfdene and in Latin sources Haldan. It may refer to:

Mythical figures:

  • Halfdan, legendary king of Beowulf who also appears in Norse mythology
  • Halfdan the Old, ancient legendary king
  • Halfdan Hvitbeinn, mythical petty king in Norway
  • Halfdan the Valiant (7th century), legendary father of Ivar Vidfamne
  • Halfdan Eysteinsson, subject of the legendary saga Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar

People:

  • Halfdan (floruit 782–807), Danish client of the Franks
  • Halfdan the Black (c. 820-c. 860), father of Harald I of Norway
  • Halfdan Ragnarsson (died 877), Danish king
  • Halfdan Haraldsson the Black, Norwegian petty king and grandson of Halfdan the Black
  • Halfdan, a joint King of Northumbria (reigned 902-910) - see Eowils and Halfdan
  • Halfdan the Mild, son of King Eystein Halfdansson, of the House of Yngling
  • Halfdan Bryn (1864–1933), Norwegian physician and physical anthropologist
  • Halfdan Christensen (1873–1950), Norwegian stage actor and theatre director
  • Halfdan Olaus Christophersen (1902–1980), Norwegian historian of ideas, non-fiction writer and World War II resistance member
  • Halfdan E (born 1965), Danish film and television composer
  • Halfdan Egedius (1877–1899), Norwegian painter and illustrator
  • Halfdan Wexel Freihow (born 1959), Norwegian literary critic, novelist, editor and book publisher
  • Halfdan Hegtun (1918–2012), Norwegian radio personality, comedian and writer, and politician
  • Halfdan Holth (1880–1950), Norwegian veterinarian and professor
  • Halfdan Jønsson (1891–1945), Norwegian trade unionist and World War II resistance member
  • Halfdan Kjerulf (1815–1868), Norwegian composer
  • Halfdan Lehmann (1825-1908), Norwegian government official
  • Halfdan T. Mahler (born 1923), Danish medical doctor and three-term director-general of the World Health Organization
  • Halfdan Nielsen, Norwegian speedskater who set the world record in the 10,000 m in 1893
  • Halfdan Rasmussen (1915-2002), Danish poet
  • Halfdan Strøm (1863–1949), Norwegian painter
  • Halfdan Sundt (1873–1951), Norwegian physician and politician

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