• Harold

    Origin 1

    Old English here ("army") + weald ("ruler")

    Full definition of Harold

    Proper noun

    Harold

    (plural Harolds)
    1. .
      • 1882 Alfred Tennyson: The Promise of May:For I have heard the Steers
        Had land in Saxon times; and your own name
        Of Harold sounds so English and so old
        I am sure you must be proud of it.
      • 1984 Ruth Rendell: The Killing Doll Pantheon Books ISBN 0394530977 page 42:She called her husband Hal because no one else had ever done so and it had a dashing ring, rather out of keeping with Harold's appearance.

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    Origin 2

    Noun

    Harold

    (plural Harolds)
    1. An improvised skit of a particular format.
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