Arnold

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Arnold

/ˈɑːnəld/ UK
/ˈɑɹnəld/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)nəld

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun Ahnold

A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans. Arnold used to be a name only a mother could love, but it does not mean nerd anymore. Since Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped out of the gym and onto the screen, it has come to suggest popping delts and giant pecs, a world of undisputed macho.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1241).
A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).
A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas.
A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
An unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan.
A former census-designated place in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, now part of the city of Rice Lake.
A city in Jefferson County, Missouri.
A village in Custer County, Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
An epoch from 43 to 34.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forster, chiari, arno, arne, arni, arnas, arnie, arny, arnaldo, arnoldo, arnulf, arnot, arnd, arndt, arnaud, arnau

Translations

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name male given name

Español	Arnaldo, Arnoldo
中文	阿諾德 /阿诺德 Ānuòdé, 阿諾爾德 /阿诺尔德 Ānuò'ěrdé
Português	Arnaldo
Français	Arnaud
Deutsch	Arnold
Italiano	Arnaldo
Ελληνικά	Άρνολδος Árnoldos, Άρνολντ Árnolnt, Πούλιος Poúlios
Русский	Арно́льд Arnólʹd

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Chicago

"Arnold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arnold.

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@misc{arnold_2026,
  title = {Arnold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arnold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}