Håkan name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse
Usage: Scandinavian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Meaning: High and Son
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What does Håkan mean?
Håkan means High or Son is used principally in Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Scandinavian has its origin in Old Norse is in general given to baby boys. Håkan is Swedish cognate of Hákon.
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Variants of Håkan
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Håkan is a rare name around the world.
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Famous people named Håkan
- Håkan Lans, Swedish inventor
- Håkan Nesser, Swedish author and teacher
- Håkan Hagegård, Swedish operatic baritone
- Håkan Malmström, Swedish footballer
- Håkan Larsson, Swedish Centre Party politician
- Håkan Fredriksson, Swedish producer and musician
- Håkan Syrén, Swedish Amphibious Corps general and former chairman of the European Union Military Committee
- Håkan Mild, former Swedish football midfielder
- Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician
- Håkan Loob, Swedish former professional ice hockey player for Färjestad BK of the Elitserien and the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League
- Håkan Hardenberger, Swedish trumpeter
- Håkan Johansson, drummer for Division Of Laura Lee and Frantic Mantis and drummed for the post-punk band Uncle
- Håkan Andersson, Swedish amateur hockey scout
- Håkan Juholt, Swedish politician
- Håkan Adolfsson, Swedish former bandy player
- Håkan Malmrot, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Håkan Westergren, Swedish actor
- Håkan Algotsson, retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender
- Håkan Svensson, former professional football goalkeeper
Lists having Håkan
- Boy names beginning with H
- Norse Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean High
- Baby Names that mean Son