Halvdan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Halvdan Sivertsen.

Alternative forms

• Halvtan, Halftan
• Halfdan (newer borrowing from the Old Norse written form)

Etymology

halv +‎ dan; from Old Norse Halfdanr, from halfr (“half”) +‎ danr (“Dane”). Cognate with Icelandic Hálfdan, Hálfdán and Old Swedish Halfdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²halvdan/, /²haldan/, (from the Old Norse written form) /halfdan/
• (Romerike) IPA^(key): /²haltan/

Proper noun

Halvdan m (definite Halvdanen)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “half-Dane”

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Halvdan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN