Type Element Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse element meaning "high", or possibly "horse". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsHoward(English) Hákun(Faroese) Hákon(Icelandic) Haakon, Håkon, Håvard(Norwegian) Hákon, Hávarðr(Old Norse) Håkan(Swedish) Surname DescendantsHaward, Howard(English) Haakonsson(Norwegian) Håkansson(Swedish) Same Spellingha 1, ha 2, ha 3, hà