Meaning & History
Old Norse element meaning "warrior", from Proto-Norse *
harjaz "leader of an army".
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: hari (Ancient Germanic), here (Anglo-Saxon) GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Alfher, Gundahar, Raganhar, Rainer, Reiner (Ancient Germanic), Agnarr, Alfarr, Brynjarr, Einarr, Gunnarr, Hjálmarr, Hreiðarr, Ívarr, Ragnarr, Steinarr, Yngvarr (Ancient Scandinavian), Ihar (Belarusian), Igor, Oliver, Olivera (Croatian), Oliver, Olivie (Czech), Agner, Einar, Gunder, Gunnar, Hjalmar, Ingvar, Ivar, Oliver, Olivia, Ragnar, Vidar (Danish), Olivier, Reinier (Dutch), Alivia, Evander, Oliver, Olivia, Rayner, Olyvia (English), Ivor (English (British)), Alvar, Oliver (Estonian), Jalmari, Oliver, Olivia (Finnish), Olivier, Olivie, Rainier (French), Günter, Gunter, Günther, Gunther, Oliver, Olivia, Rainer, Reiner (German), Gundahar, Günther (Germanic Mythology), Olivér, Olívia (Hungarian), Agnar, Brynjar, Einar, Elvar, Gunnar, Ingvar, Rúnar (Icelandic), Íomhar, Ivor (Irish), Igor, Olivia, Oliviero, Raniero (Italian), Reneer (Limburgish), Olivette (Literature), Igor, Oliver, Olivera (Macedonian), Olivier (Medieval French), Gunnar, Gunnarr, Vidar, Víðarr (Norse Mythology), Agnar, Brynjar, Einar, Gunder, Gunnar, Hjalmar, Ingvar, Ivar, Oliver, Olivia, Ragnar, Reidar, Runar, Steinar, Vidar, Yngvar (Norwegian), Igor, Oliwia, Oliwer, Oliwier (Polish), Álvaro, Igor, Olívia (Portuguese), Igor (Russian), Evander, Iomhar, Ivor (Scottish), Igor, Oliver, Olivera (Serbian), Oliver, Olívia (Slovak), Igor (Slovene), Álvaro, Olivia, Rainerio (Spanish), Alvar, Einar, Gunder, Gunnar, Hjalmar, Ingvar, Ivar, Oliver, Olivia, Ragnar, Vidar (Swedish), Ihor (Ukrainian), Ivor (Welsh) SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Gunnarsen (Danish), Ivers (English), Günther, Gunther (German), Agnarsson (Icelandic), Ivers, MacIomhair, MacIver, McIver (Irish), Raneri (Italian), Gundersen, Gunnarsen (Norwegian), Alves (Portuguese), MacIomhair, MacIver, McIver (Scottish), Álvarez (Spanish), Alvarsson, Einarsson, Gunnarsson (Swedish)
Entry added December 3, 2014