Arnaud

\aʁ.no\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\aʁ.no\
Also spelledArnoult
Compound namesJacques-Arnaud, Jean-Arnaud, Louis-Arnaud, Paul-Arnaud, Pierre-Arnaud, Chêne-Arnoult, Saint-Arnoult

Origin and meaning

From Frankish, equivalent to Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldaz (“ruler”).

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • GermanArnold
  • EnglishArnold
  • SpanishArnaldo, Arnoldo
  • GreekΑρνάλδος, Αρνόλδος
  • ItalianArnaldo, Arnoldo
  • LatinArnaldus, Arnoldus
  • DutchArnold
  • PolishArnold
  • PortugueseArnaldo, Arnoldo
  • SwedishArnold

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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