Halldór

Halldór is an Icelandic and Faroese male first name.

The name comes from Old Norse Hallþórr and means " Thor's rock " ( hallr = " hill, rock, large stone ").

Other forms

• Hallþór ( Icelandic)
• Haldor ( Danish, Norwegian )

Well-known bearers of the name

• Halldór Laxness (1902-1998), Icelandic writer and Nobel
• Halldór Ásgrímsson ( b. 1947 ), former Prime Minister Icelandic
• Halldór Stefánsson (1892-1979), Icelandic writer
• Haldor Halderson (1900-1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Haldor Topsøe (* 1913), Danish entrepreneur and founder of the catalyst manufacturer of the same name

Derived names

• Haldórsvík, place in the Faroe Islands