Arnold

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Arnold

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Arnold comes from a Germanic name, Arenvald, meaning “Eagle Ruler” from “arn” (eagle) and “wald” (ruler).

History:
The Old English version of the name Earnweald, but it did not survive the Norman invasion. Instead, the Normans introduced their version, Arnaud (from the Germanic Arenvald) after their 1066 invasion. Although Arnaud was fairly common in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, it was rare by the 1600s. Arnold was revived (via the Latin Arnoldus) in the 19th century.

Pronunciation: arn-old.

Diminutives: Arn, Arne, Arnie, Ame, Amdt, Amet, Amett, Amot, Amott.

Alternates: Arnhold, Arnould, Arnout, Arnoil, Arnull, Amald, Amall, Amaud, Amell, Amhold, Amold, Amoll, Arnoald, Arndt.
Danish: Arend.
English (Old): Earnweald.
French: Arnaud, Arnaut.
Germanic (Old): Arenvald.
Hawaiian: Alanola.
Italian: Arnoldo.
Latin: Arnoldus.
Spanish: Amoldo, Arnaldo.

Surnames:
English: Arnald, Arnall, Arnatt, Arnell, Arnett, Harnott, Harnett, Hornett, Hornett.

Feminine: Arnolda.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Arnaut (late 12th century)
Provençal poet.
Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719)
Dutch painter.
Arne Evensen Garborg (1851-1924)
Norwegian writer.
Arnold Dolmetsch (1858-1940)
French-British musician.
Arnold Zweig (1867-1931)
German novelist.
Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
British writer.
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Austrian-American poet.
Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
British composer.
Arnold Böcklin (1887-1968)
Swiss painter.
Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971)
Danish architect.
Arnold Newman (1918-)
American photographer.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Arnold Fitzthedmar (1201-1275)
English chronicler.
Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669)
Flemish philosopher.
Arnold Toynbee (1852-1883)
English economist.
Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957)
French ethnographer.
Arnold Brecht (1884-1977)
German political scientist.
Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975)
English historian.

Miscellaneous:
Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928)
Famous American gambler and bootlegger.
Sir Arnold Lunn (1888-1974)
British slalom skier. Creator of the modern Alpine slalom race.
Arne Borg (“the Swedish Sturgeon”) (1901-1987)
Swedish Olympic athlete.
Arnold Palmer (1929-)
American golfer.

Political Figures:
Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer (1901-1989)
New Zealand politician.

Religious Figures:
Arnold (Arnaldo da Brescia) (1100-1155)
Italian religious reformer.

Scientists:
Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884)
Swiss-American geologist.
Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951)
German physicist.
Arnold Gesell (1880-1961)
American psychologist and pediatrician.
Arne Tiselius (1902-1971)
Swedish biochemist. Co-winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Singers and Entertainers:
Arne Sucksdorff (1917-)
Swedish filmmaker.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-)
Austrian-American actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.072 % named Arnold
0.004 % named Arnoldo

Popularity of Arnold:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 116th most popular.
1910-1920: 97th most popular.
1920-1930: 100th most popular.
1930-1940: 113th most popular.
1940-1950: 150th most popular.
1950-1960: 208th most popular.
1960-1970: 250th most popular.
1970-1980: 454th most popular.
1980-1990: 554th most popular.
1990: 561st most popular.
1991: 556th most popular.
1992: 583rd most popular.
1993: 571st most popular.
1994: 632nd most popular.
1995: 672nd most popular.
1996: 683rd most popular.
1997: 664th most popular.
1998: 692nd most popular.
1999: 802nd most popular.
2000: 776th most popular.
2001: 776th most popular.
2002: 899th most popular.
2003: 819th most popular.

Popularity of Arne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 652nd most popular.
1910-1920: 759th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Arnaldo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 913th most popular.
1960-1970: 799th most popular.
1970-1980: 903rd most popular.
1980-1990: 802nd most popular.
1990-2000: N/A
1990: 825th most popular.
1991: 920th most popular.
1992: 948th most popular.
1993: N/A

Popularity of Arno:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 968th most popular.
1910-2000: N/A

Popularity of Arnoldo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 978th most popular
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Arnaud:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 149th most popular.
1910: N/A
1920: 189th most popular.
1930: N/A
1940: 184th most popular.
1950: 138th most popular.
1960: 92nd most popular.
1970: 37th most popular.
1980: 20th most popular.
1990: 31st most popular.
2000: 76th most popular.