Hákon

See also: Håkon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hákon.

Proper noun

Hákon m (proper noun, genitive singular Hákonar)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Hákon (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hákon
accusative	Hákon
dative	Hákoni
genitive	Hákonar

Old Norse

Etymology

Of debated meaning; possibly from Old Norse hár (“high”) or Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“horse”) and Old Norse konr (“descendant”).

Proper noun

Hákon m (genitive Hákonar, dative Hákoni, accusative Hákon)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Hákon
• Faroese: Hákun
• Norwegian: Håkon
• Swedish: Håkan
• Danish: Hågen
• → Old East Slavic: Ꙗкунъ (Jakunŭ)