Arnold

A male given name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”.

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Arnold is a masculine German and English given name. It is composed of the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and wald "rule, power". The name is first recorded in Francia from about the 7th century, at first often conflated with the name Arnulf, as in the name of bishop Arnulf of Metz, also recorded as Arnoald. Arnulf appears to be the older name (with cognates in Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse), and German (Frankish) Arnold may have originally arisen in c. the 7th century as a corruption of Arnulf, possibly by conflation of similar names such as Hari-wald, Arn-hald, etc.
The name is attested with some frequency in Medieval Germany during the 8th to 11th centuries, as Arnold, Arnalt, Arnald, Arnolt. It was occasionally spelled Harnold, Harnald, and the name may have been conflated with an independent formation containing hari- "host, army". Its etymology ceased to be evident from an early time, and it was sometimes folk-etymologized as Ehrenhold in the early modern period. The French form Arnaud is recorded from the 10th century, and was also brought to England after the Norman conquest, where it replaced the cognate Anglo-Saxon form Earnweald (Doomsday Book Ernehale; Ernaldus 12th century). However, the Anglo-Norman given name did not survive into the modern period (other than in surnames, as Arnall, Arnell), and the German form Arnold was re-introduced in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. In the United States, Arnold had a relative surge of popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, peaking as the 89th most commonly given masculine name in 1916, but it dropped again below rank 200 by the 1950s.
Hypocorisms of the name are: Arent (Arend, Ahrend), Arndt, Arne, Aart (etc.). Regional variants of the name include: French: Arnaud, Arnault, Italian: Arnoldo, Dutch: Arnout, Arnoud, Portuguese: Arnoldo, Spanish: Arnaldo, Catalan: Arnau, Arnald. The German name was also adopted in Old West Norse (14th century), as Arnaldr (Icelandic: Arnaldur).
Arnold is also recorded as a surname (via a patronymic) from the early modern period. (Cornelius Arnold, b. 1711).

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Masc. proper name, from Old High German Arenwald, literally "having the strength of an eagle," from arn "eagle," from Proto-Germanic *aron- "eagle" (from PIE root *or- "large bird;" see erne) + wald "power" (from PIE root *wal- "to be strong").

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Derived from an old German name, means: eagle power, eagle rules.

Arnell, Arnout, Arnaud, Ahrend, Aarne, Arnoldus, Arnulf

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1947	Actor, businessman and politician of Austrian-American heritage
2	Arnold Palmer	1929	American golfer (1929-2016)
3	Tom Arnold	1959	American actor and comedian
4	Arnold Rothstein	1882	Jewish American mobster
5	Arnold Vosloo	1962	South African-American actor
6	Arnold Schoenberg	1874	Austrian composer and painter
7	Tichina Arnold	1969	American actress and singer
8	Lindsay Arnold	1994	Professional dancer
9	Arnold Ridley	1896	Playwright, actor
10	Luke Arnold	1984	Australian actor
11	Henry H. Arnold	1886	United States general, headed the Air Corps
12	Arnold J. Toynbee	1889	British historian, author of A Study of History
13	Eddy Arnold	1918	American country music singer
14	Andrea Arnold	1961	English film director and actress
15	Arnold Stang	1918	Actor
16	David Arnold	1962	English film composer
17	Arnold Sommerfeld	1868	Physicist
18	Alice Arnold	1962	British newsreader, continuity announcer and actress
19	Arnold Gjergjaj	1984
20	Arnold Peralta	1989	Honduran footballer
21	Cyrus Arnold	2003
22	Arnold Clark	1927	Scottish businessman
23	Arnold Bennett	1867	English novelist
24	John D. Arnold	1974	American hedge fund manager
25	Edward Arnold	1890	American actor
26	Maximilian Arnold	1994	German footballer
27	Arnold Poernomo	1988	Indonesian Chef
28	P. P. Arnold	1946	American soul singer, songwriter, actress
29	Julie Arnold	1955	French actress
30	Arnold Böcklin	1827	Swiss artist
31	Arnold Vinick		Character in The West Wing
32	Charlotte Arnold	1989	Canadian actress
33	Arnold of Soissons	1040	French bishop and saint
34	Arnold Lobel	1933	American children's illustrator and writer
35	Arnold Rimmer		Fictional character in Red Dwarf
36	Alex Arnold	1992	Actor
37	Arnold Skaaland	1925	American professional wrestler
38	Malcolm Arnold	1921	English composer
39	Arnold Spielberg	1917	American electrical engineer
40	Arnold Ehret	1866	American medical researcher
41	Arnold Lewis Raphel	1943	American diplomat
42	Vladimir Arnold	1937	Russian mathematician
43	Arnold Flass		Fictional character
44	China P. Arnold	1980	American murderer
45	Arnold Bax	1883	English composer and poet
46	Arnold Wesker	1932	British dramatist
47	Arnold Klein	1945	American dermatologist
48	Arnold Gesell	1880	Psychologist and pediatricia
49	Arnold Allen	1994
50	Arnold Toynbee	1852	British economic historian
51	Arnold Leonard	1993	Indonesian actor
52	Steven Arnold	1974	British actor
53	Monty Arnold	1967	German actor and voice actor
54	Arnold Paole		Serbian vampire
55	Debbie Arnold	1955	British actress
56	Arnold Peter Møller	1876	Danish businessman
57	Jack Arnold	1916	Television & film director, producer
58	Arnold Manoff	1914	American screenwriter and political activist
59	Arnold Boczek		Fictional character in Polish comedy series "Świat według Kiepskich"
60	Kenneth Arnold	1915	American aviator and businessman
61	Graham Arnold	1963	Australian soccer player
62	Arnold W. Donald	1955	American businessman
63	Nathan Arnold	1987	Footballer
64	Arnold van Gennep	1873	French ethnographer and folklorist
65	Christof Arnold	1970	German actor
66	Russel Arnold	1973	Sri Lankan cricketer
67	Arnold Deutsch	1904	Austrian spy
68	Arnold Mvuemba	1985	Footballer
69	Patrick Arnold		American chemist
70	Mark Arnold	1957	American actor
71	Arnold Büscher	1899	German Nazi concentration camp commandant
72	Arnold Pinnock	1967	Canadian actor
73	Brad Arnold	1978	American singer
74	Arnold Friberg	1913	American painter and illustrator
75	Arnold Origi	1983	Kenyan footballer
76	Arnold Orville Beckman	1900	American chemist
77	Benedict Arnold	1615	Rhode Island colonial governor
78	Eve Arnold	1912	American photojournalist
79	Arnold Newman	1918	American photographer
80	Arnold Kirkeby	1901	American businessman
81	Danny Arnold	1925	Producer, screenwriter, director, actor
82	Arnold Clavio	1965	Filipino journalist
83	Arnold Kegel	1894	American gynecologist
84	Arnold Gehlen	1904	German academic
85	Arnold Kopelson	1935	American film producer
86	Arnold Gelderman	1938	Dutch voice actor
87	Sean Arnold	1941	English actor
88	Arnold Squitieri	1936	American mobster
89	Arnold McCuller	1950	American singer
90	Rory Arnold	1990	Australian rugby player
91	Arnold Janssen	1837	Roman Catholic priest and missionary
92	Arnold Moss	1910	Actor
93	Arnold "Poet" Jackson		Fictional character in the HBO series Oz
94	Arnold Hunter	1979	Northern Irish football referee
95	Arnold Van Opstal	1991
96	Tracy Arnold	1962	American actress
97	Arnold Genthe	1869	American photographer
98	Dorothy Arnold	1884	Socialite
99	Arnold Picker	1913	American mayor
100	Arnold Schuster	1927	American murder victim
101	Arnold Harberger	1924	American economist
102	Edwin Arnold	1832	British poet and journalist
103	Bonnie Arnold	1955	American film producer
104	Frances Arnold	1956	An internationally recognized American scientist and engineer
105	Arnold Rüütel	1928	Former President of Estonia
106	Susan Arnold	1954	Member:board of directors/The Walt Disney Company
107	Craig Arnold	1967	American Poet
108	Kokomo Arnold	1901	American blues musician
109	Thomas Walker Arnold	1864	British orientalist
110	Gordon Arnold	1941	Man who claimed to have witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas
111	Arnold Jackson		Fictional human
112	Arnold Drake	1924	American comic book writer and screenwriter
113	Arnold Fritzsch	1951
114	Matt Arnold	1961	TV reporter based in London/England
115	Billy Boy Arnold	1935	American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
116	Arnold Turboust	1959	French singer
117	Arnold Karskens	1954	Dutch journalist
118	Thomas Arnold	1971	German actor
119	Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman	1913	British lawyer and political advisor
120	Dale Arnold	1956	American sportscaster
121	Arnold von Winkelried		Legendary Swiss hero
122	Rob Arnold	1980	American musician
123	John Arnold	1736	English watchmaker and inventor
124	Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle	1670	Son of Oswald van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintelo
125	Arnold Scaasi	1930	Canadian fashion designer
126	Arnold Resnicoff	1946	Rabbi
127	Arnold Chan	1967	Canadian politician
128	Arnold Zweig	1887	German writer
129	Arnold Weinstock	1924	English businessman
130	Arnold of Brescia	1100	Canon regular and revolutionary
131	Jennette Arnold		British politician
132	Arnold Leese	1878	British politician
133	Evan Arnold		Actor
134	Arnold Oborotov	1989	Kickboxer
135	Arnold Bruggink	1977	Dutch footballer
136	Berrit Arnold	1971	German actress
137	Dave Arnold	1971	American chef and founder of the Museum of Food and Drink
138	Arnold Sodeman	1899
139	Arnold Lazarus	1932	South African psychologist
140	Arnold Kling	1954	American economist
141	Tim Arnold	1975	Musician, songwriter
142	Thurman Arnold	1891	American judge
143	Richard R. Arnold	1963	Astronaut
144	Tedd Arnold	1949	American children's illustrator and writer
145	Arnold Fanck	1889	German film director
146	Arnold Lanni	1956	Canadian musician
147	Arnold Strippel	1911	SS Officer
148	Arnold Denker	1914	American chess player
149	Ken Arnold	1943	American computer programmer
150	Arnold Wilson	1884	Diplomat
151	William Arnold	1587	English settler of the Colony of Rhode Island
152	Arnold Mindell	1940	American psychologist
153	Arnold Gundersen	1949	American nuclear engineer
154	Arnold Jacobs	1915	American musician
155	Arnold Kruiswijk	1984	Dutch footballer
156	Richard Arnold	1959	German politician
157	Arnold Lunn	1888	British writer and skier
158	Arnold Mühren	1944	Songwriter and bassguitarist of The Cats
159	Bill Arnold	1992	American ice hockey player
160	Arnold Geulincx	1624	Dutch philosopher
161	Arnold Vaatz	1955	German politician
162	Arnold Hauser	1892	Hungarian art historian
163	Arnold Mathew	1852	Bishop of the Old Catholic Church
164	Kevin Arnold
165	Eberhard Arnold	1883	German philosopher and theologian
166	Arnold Leon	1988	Mexican baseball player
167	Hollie Arnold	1994	Paralympic Welsh athlete
168	Arnold Hardy		American photographer
169	Arnold Rampersad	1941	American academic
170	Arnold Steinhardt	1937	American violinist
171	Morris S. Arnold	1941	United States federal judge
172	Matthew Arnold	1974	American film and TV director
173	Arnold Adolph Berthold	1803	German Physiologist , Zoologist
174	Arnold Aronson	1911	Civil rights leader
175	Arnold Angenendt	1934	German priest, church historian and theologian
176	Arnold Roth	1929	Cartoonist
177	Arnold Belkin	1930	Canadian artist
178	Arnold Machin	1911	British sculptor, coin designer and stamp designer
179	Gib Arnold	1968	American basketball player-coach
180	Arnold Potter	1804	Australian Mormon pioneer
181	Arnold Ruge	1802	German political agitator and writer
182	Bernd Arnold	1947	German mountaineer
183	Joanne Arnold	1931	American actress
184	Sam Arnold	1996	Irish rugby union player
185	Arnold Achmad Baramuli	1930
186	Arnold Laven	1922	American film and television director
187	Chloe Arnold		American dancer
188	Arnold Shapiro	1941	American television producer
189	Phil Arnold	1909	Actor
190	Everett M. "Busy" Arnold	1899	Publisher
191	Richard S. Arnold	1936	United States federal judge
192	Samuel Arnold	1740	English composer and organist
193	Arnold Dolmetsch	1858	French musician and instrument maker in England
194	Nick Arnold	1993	English Footballer
195	Arnold Gingrich	1903	American magazine editor and publisher
196	Arnold Houbraken	1660	Painter from the Northern Netherlands
197	Janet Arnold	1932	British costume designer
198	Karl Arnold	1901	Politician from Germany
199	Arnold Pick	1851	Czech physician
200	Arnold Krumm-Heller	1876	German writer, occultist, doctor, agent