Haakon (given name)

Haakon
	Hákon the Good, by Peter Nicolai Arbo. The name Haakon is mostly known for being the name of several kings of Scandinavian origin.
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Norwegian
Meaning	"High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin)
Other names
Related names	Hakon, Háukon, Håkon, Haquin, Haqvin, Hawkins

Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden),^[3] 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, 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):

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
Cnut the Great
from 1028
Haakon Ivarsson, (c. 1027–1080), earl of Västergötland under King Stenkil 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
(1147–1162), known as Haakon Herdebrei
Haakon III of Norway (1182–1204), known as Haakon Sverreson
Haakon IV of Norway
(1204–1263), known as Haakon the Old
King of the Isles
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
(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

Haakon Arnold (1897–1968), Norwegian actor
Håkon Bleken (born 1929), Norwegian painter
Haakon Chevalier (1901–1985), American translator and friend of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Håkon Five (1880–1944), Norwegian politician
Håkon Gebhardt (born 1969), Norwegian musician and record producer
Håkon Haugli (born 1969), Norwegian jurist, administrator and politician for the Labour Party
Haakon Hjelde (1902–1933), Norwegian actor
Haakon Lie (1905–2009), Norwegian politician and centenarian
Håkon Lundenes (born 1954), Norwegian ice hockey player
Håkon Opdal (born 1982), Norwegian footballer
Håkon Skogseid (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
Håkon Tysdal (1947–2019), Norwegian writer
Håkon Wium Lie (born 1965), Norwegian web pioneer and inventor of CSS

Fictional characters

Haakon Haakonsen, protagonist of the 1990 film "Shipwrecked", which was based on Norwegian author Oluf Falck-Ytter's book Haakon Haakonsen: En Norsk Robinson (Haakon Haakonsen: A Norwegian Robinson).
Håkon, one of the two mascots of the 1994 Winter Olympics

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

References

^ Teresa Norman, World of Baby Names, A (Revised), Penguin, 2003
^ Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996, p.182
^ 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 ..."