Details for the forename Hakon

SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL NAME

Hakon (male)


Synonym(s):	Hercules (M)
Variants:	Hagen (M) Håkan (M) Hercules (M)
Can be spelt:	Håkon (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	1. Norwegian form of Hercules, from Greek "glory of (the goddess) Hera". [Whyte] Note: The correct Norwegian spelling is Håkon. In the Shetland Isles Hakon is used interchangeably for Hercules. 2. Swedish, from Old Norse "high + son", an older form of Håkan [q.v.]. [ONC]