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Meaning of Harold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhæɹəld

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Old English or Old Norse.
  2. A particular format of improvised theatre, in which characters and themes are introduced and then recur in a series of connected scenes.
  3. Acronym of hemispheric asymmetry reduction in older adults.

Equivalents

العربية هارولد
Dansk Harald
Deutsch Harald
Ελληνικά Χάρολντ
Español Haroldo
Français Harold Hérault
Gaeilge aralt
Galego Arvaldo
Latviešu Haralds
Svenska Harald

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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