Arnold
/ˈɑːnəld/US/ˈɑɹnəld/
Arnold proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
Proper noun
Arnold
- 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.1987 December 7, Newsweek, page 44
- Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN
- 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.
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- 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.
Arnold meaning in Marathi and Bengali
Arnold in Marathi
- male given name
- आर्नॉल्ड ārnŏlḍa
Arnold in Bengali
- male given name
- আরনল্ড aronlḍ
Forms of Arnold
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | Ahnold |
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Origin of Arnold
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).
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Questions about Arnold
- What does Arnold mean?
- Arnold means a male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
- What is Arnold in Marathi?
- Arnold in Marathi is आर्नॉल्ड (ārnŏlḍa). See Arnold meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Arnold?
- Arnold is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Arnold?
- Arnold is pronounced /ˈɑːnəld/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Arnold (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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