Håkon
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Håkon is a modern Norwegian spelling of the Old Norse masculine given name Haakon.[1]
Those with the name include:
- Håkon Bleken (born 1929), Norwegian painter
- Håkon Haugli (born 1969), Norwegian jurist, administrator and politician for the Labour Party
- Håkon Lundenes (born 1954), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Håkon Tysdal (born 1947), Norwegian writer
References
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of First Names ed. Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Hagen Danish form of Håkon. Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon, from hā 'horse' or 'high' + konr 'son, descendant'; borne by Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), and by Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (b. 1973)."
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