Håvardsen

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Haavardsen alternative spelling Etymology nb ine-pro *wer- From nb Håvard sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Håvard”. The patronymic later became established as a hereditary surname. The given name nb Håvard is inherited from Old Norse non Hávarðr. The first element of the Old Norse name is uncertain, and has been interpreted either as non hár high or as an element meaning “battle”. The second element is non vǫrðr guard, guardian, from nb gem-pro *warduz guard, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ine-pro *wer- to heed, watch. Compare is Hávarðsson and fo Hávarðarson patronymics. Pronunciation nb /²hoː.ʋard.sən/ [ˈhôː.ʋaɖ.sən] nb oːʋardsən 3 nb Haavardsen nb Hå vard sen Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Håvard” nb 21 November 2025 Katrine Bjelke Dagbladet Tor-Håkon Gabriel Håvardsen (38), som måtte ta til takke med en tredjeplass i årets «Forræder». Tor-Håkon Gabriel Håvardsen (38), who had to settle for third place in this year's Forræder. Related terms nb Håvardson patronymic surname nb Håvardsson patronymic surname References https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/H%C3%A5vard Håvard Nordic Names 1 September 2026 https://snl.no/patronymikon patronymikon Gulbrand Alhaug Store norske leksikon 22 February 2025 1 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260811105317/https://snl.no/patronymikon 11 August 2026