Håvardson

Norwegian Bokmål Etymology nb ine-pro *wer- From nb Håvard son male given name 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 Hávarðarson and fo Hávarðarson patronymics. Pronunciation nb /²hoː.ʋard.son/ [ˈhôː.ʋaɖ.son] nb oːʋardson 3 nb Hå vard son Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Håvard” nb Håvardson er et patronymisk etternavn. Håvardson is a patronymic surname. nb 25 March 2025 Bjørn Aksdal Torkjell Haugerud – hardingfelespiller Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Torkjell_Haugerud Senere lærte han en rekke slåtter av blant andre Knut Dahle, Vilhelm Sorteberg, Kjetil Håvardson, valdrisene Olav Moe og Jørn Røn. Later he learned a number of fiddle tunes from, among others, Knut Dahle, Vilhelm Sorteberg, Kjetil Håvardson, the Valdres musicians Olav Moe and Jørn Røn. https://web.archive.org/web/20260903000915/https://snl.no/Torkjell_Haugerud 3 September 2026 Usage notes Historically, nb Håvardson 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 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