Arnold
\aʁ.nɔld\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \aʁ.nɔld\ |
Origin and meaning
From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-West Germanic *Arnuwald, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, ornis, and ornitho-. Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Around the world
- SpanishArnoldo
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).