- Haakon (given name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Haakon
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caption=Hákon the Good, byPeter Nicolai Arbo . The name Haakon is mostly known for being the names of several Norwegian kings.
pronunciation=
gender = Male
meaning = "High Son" from "há" (high) and "konr" (son)
region =
origin = Norwegian
related names =
footnotes =Haakon (also spelled Håkon, Hakon, Hákon, Håkan or Haco) is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name "Hákon" meaning "High Son" from "há" (high) and "konr" (son).
Haakon was the name of seven kings of Norway (see Norwegian royalty).
* King
Haakon I of Norway , Haakon the Good
* KingHaakon Magnusson of Norway
* KingHaakon II of Norway , Haakon Herdebrei
* KingHaakon III of Norway , Haakon Sverreson
* KingHaakon IV of Norway , Haakon the Old
* KingHaakon V of Norway , Haakon V Magnusson
* KingHaakon VI of Norway , Haakon VI Magnusson
* KingHaakon VII of Norway , Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel
*Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway , (If he succeeds as expected, he will be known as Haakon VIII)Other uses of Haakon or Håkon:
*Håkon Wium Lie , one of the inventors ofCascading Style Sheets
*Haakon County, South Dakota
* "Haakon", aVarangian mentioned in the inscription on thePiraeus Lion
*In theStar Trek universe, the Haakonian race are the founders of theHaakonian Order in .ee also
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Håkan
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