# Haldane

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,168

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
Scottish surname from Old Norse Halfdanr, a personal name composed by the elements halfr (“half”) + Danr (“Dane”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahldane`, `hadlane`, `haladne`, `haldaen`, `haldanne`, `halddane`, `haldnae`, `halldane`, `hhaldane`, `hladane`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haldane