Håvardsson

Norwegian Bokmål Etymology nb ine-pro *wer- From nb Håvard -s- son male given name genitive or linking element patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Håvard”. The given name nb Håvard goes back to Old Norse non Hávarðr, for which two Proto-Norse preforms have been reconstructed: gmq-pro *Hauhawarduz, literally “high guardian”, and gmq-pro *Haþuwarduz, literally “battle guardian”. The second element of both forms continues Proto-Germanic gem-pro *warduz guard, guardian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ine-pro *wer- to heed, watch. Compare is Hávarðsson and fo Hávarðsson patronymics. Pronunciation nb /²hoː.ʋard.son/ [ˈhôː.ʋaɖ.son] nb oːʋardson 3 nb Hå vards son Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Håvard” nb Håvardsson er et patronymisk etternavn. Håvardsson is a patronymic surname. nb 22 October 2024 Sindre Veum Apneseth Akers Avis Groruddalen https://groruddalen.no/sport/linje-5-brukte-helgen-til-a-banke-trondere-har-ikke-sett-pa-makan/ Pål Håvardsson Storås var nådeløs da Linje 5 var på poengtokt i Trondheim. Pål Håvardsson Storås was ruthless when Linje 5 went hunting for points in Trondheim. https://web.archive.org/web/20260902212454/https://groruddalen.no/sport/linje-5-brukte-helgen-til-a-banke-trondere-har-ikke-sett-pa-makan/ 2 September 2026 Usage notes Historically, nb Håvardsson could function as a true patronymic identifying a son of a man named nb Håvard, rather than as a hereditary surname. Related terms nb Håvardsen patronymic surname nb Håvardson 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