| [ 2 syll. ar-nol(d), arn-o-ld ] The boy name Arnold is pronounced as AARNahLD KEY. Arnold is used predominantly in the English and German languages. Its origin is Germanic. The name Arnold means eagle ruler. Two-element name derived from the words 'arn' + 'wald' meaning eagle + to rule respectively. Arinwalt (Germanic) and Earnweald (Old English) are original forms of Arnold. The name was borne by Saint Arnold, an 8th century Greek musician at the court of Charlemagne. It is not certain how Saint Arnold had a Germanic name despite his Greek roots. The name was also borne by Arnold of Soissons, an 11th century French bishop and patron saint of Belgian brewers, and a 12th century Augustinian monk who was hanged for rebelling against the church. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century, replacing the Old English form. The modern form of the name evolved via forms such as Arnaud, Aunaut, Ernald, and Ernaldus. The name died out by the end of the Middle Ages, before being revived in the 19th century. Aarne (Finnish), Arend (English and German), Arnaldo (Italian), Arnau (Catalan), Arnaud (French), Arnault (French), Arno (German), Arnoldo (Italian), Arnoud (Dutch and French), and Arnout (German) are variants of Arnold. Other forms of Arnold include the short forms Anno (German), Arendt (German), Arn (English), Arnd (German), Arndt (German), and Arne (German and Scandinavian), the pet forms Arnie (English) and Arny (English), and the variant spelling Arnolt (English and German). Arnold is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1916, 0.201% of baby boys were given the name Arnold. It had a ranking of #89 then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is currently of very light use. Out of all boy names in its family, Arnold was nonetheless the most popular in 2007. Baby names that sound like Arnold include Arnolt (English and German), Arnaldo (Italian), and Arnoldo (Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Arnold: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"
Details of famous persons named Arnold:
Author Arnold Bennett, born Enoch Arnold Bennett 27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931, Staffordshire, England.
Composer Sir Arnold Bax, born Arnold Edward Trevor Bax 8 November 1883 - 3 October 1953, London, England.
Golfer Arnold Palmer, born Arnold Daniel Palmer 10 September 1929, Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, born 30 July 1947, Thal, Austria. |
