Haakon (given name)

Hákon the Good, by Peter Nicolai Arbo. The name Haakon is mostly known for being the name of several Norwegian kings.
Gender	Male
Word/name	Norwegian
Meaning	"High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin)
Related names	Hakon, Håkon

Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin). An old English form is Hacon as in Haconby, Hacon's Village.

Haakon was the name of seven kings of Norway (see Norwegian royalty).

Other uses of Haakon or Håkon: