Haldane

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  1. 1
    A surname from Old Norse.

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Etymology

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

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Haldane effectHaldane principleHaldane's rule

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