Arnold

Translingual

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (1829-1901).

External links

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

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English

Etymology

French saint's name from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldaz (“ruler”) .

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name brought to England by Normans.
   • 1987 Newsweek December 7, 1987, page 44:

     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.

2. A patronymic surname.
3. Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world.

Related terms

• pet form: Arnie

Translations

male given name

• Basque: Eñaut (eu)
• Bengali: আরনল্ড (bn)
• Catalan: Arnau (ca)
• Danish: Arnold (da)
• Dutch: Arnoud (nl)
• Estonian: Arnold (et)
• French: Arnaud (fr)
• German: Arnold (de)

• Italian: Arnaldo (it)
• Latin: Arnoldus (la)
• Latvian: Arnolds (lv) m
• Norwegian: Arnold (no)
• Portuguese: Arnaldo (pt)
• Spanish: Arnaldo (es)
• Swedish: Arnold (sv)

Anagrams

• dralon, Roland, Ronald

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Danish

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name of Germanic origin.

Related terms

• from Old Norse: Arne, Arvid

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Estonian

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Arnold.

Related terms

• Arno, Aarne, Arved, Arvi

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German

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name, cognate with English Arnold.
2. A surname derived from the given name.

Related terms

• Arne, Arno

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name of Germanic origin.

Related terms

• from Germany: Arild, Arnt
• from Old Norse: Arne, Arnfinn, Arnstein, Arvid

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Swedish

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name of Germanic origin.

Related terms

• from Old Norse: Arne, Arvid