Haakon
[ˈhɑːkɒn]Meaning
variant of Hákon, an Old Norse name meaning "high son"
Background Story
Haakon is a variant of Hákon, an Old Norse masculine name formed from há, meaning "high" or "chosen", and konr, meaning "son" or "descendant". It is used in Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse and Swedish, and is also spelled Håkon in Norway, Hakon in Denmark and Håkan in Sweden. An old English form of the name is Hacon, and it appears in Scottish Gaelic as Àcainn. The name was borne by several Norwegian rulers.
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