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Arnold
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Translingual
Proper noun
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (1829-1901).
Further reading
Author query of the International Plant Names Index
mul Botanical author abbreviations
English
Alternative forms
en Ahnold eye dialect
Etymology
en ine-pro *h₂welh₁- rule
From a en fr - version of a en gem name, from en gmw-pro *Arnuwald, from en gem-pro *arô eagle + gem-pro *waldą power. For the first part of the word en erne ornis ornitho- 1.
Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen la Aquila, and female given name la Aquilīna (whence ru Акули́на), related to la aquila (whence en eagle).
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑːnəld/ RP
en /ˈɑɹnəld/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arnold.wav Southern England
en En-us-Arnold.ogg GA
en ɑː(ɹ)nəld 2
Proper noun
en male Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
en December 7 1987 w:Newsweek 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.
en Cindy Von Quednow South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 2025-10-06 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260407040306/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 7 April 2026
en patronymics.
en hamlet co/East Riding of Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref TA1241.
en market town bor/Gedling co/Nottinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SK5945.
en small town shire:Pref/Loddon s/Victoria c/Australia.
en community co/Shelburne County p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en CDP co/Calaveras County s/California.
en ucomm co/Mendocino County s/California.
en ucomm co/Carroll County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Morgan County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Humboldt County s/Iowa.
en ucomm co/Ness County s/Kansas.
en CDP co/Anne Arundel County s/Maryland.
en ucomm co/Marquette County s/Michigan.
en former CDP co/Saint Louis County s/Minnesota, now part of the city of Rice Lake, Minnesota Rice Lake.
en city co/Jefferson County s/Missouri.
en village co/Custer County s/Nebraska.
en ucomm co/Union County s/Ohio.
en city co/Westmoreland County s/Pennsylvania.
en ucomm co/Collin County s/Texas.
en ucomm co/Brooke County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm co/Lewis County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm co/Chippewa County s/Wisconsin.
en geology An epoch from 43 to 34.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.
Derived terms
en Arnie Arnold's Cove Arnold's cat map Arnold-Chiari malformation Arnold Palmer Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnoldian Arnoldianism Arnoldist Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem Thorpe Arnold Arnoldesque Arnold West
Related terms
en erne -ornis ornitho-
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Առնոլդ
Basque: eu Eñaut
Bengali: bn আরনল্ড
Catalan: ca Arnau
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿諾德, cmn 阿諾爾德 Ānuò'ěrdé, cmn 愛諾德 Àinuòdé Catholic
Danish: da Arnold
Dutch: nl Arnoud
Esperanto: eo Arnoldo
Estonian: et Arnold
French: fr Arnaud
German: de Arnold
Greek: el Άρνολδος, el Άρνολντ m, el Πούλιος m
Italian: it Arnaldo
Latin: la Arnoldus
Latvian: lv Arnolds m
Lithuanian: lt Arnoldas m, lt Arnas m
Marathi: mr आर्नॉल्ड m
Norwegian: no Arnold
Portuguese: pt Arnaldo
Russian: ru Арно́льд m
Spanish: es Arnaldo, es Arnoldo m
Swedish: sv Arnold
Yiddish: yi אַרנאָלד m
Anagrams
en adlnor Orland Randol Roland Roldan Ronald dralon ladron lardon
Catalan
Proper noun
m
en Arnold
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Arnold, from a ceb fr - version of a ceb gem - name, from ceb gem-pro *arô eagle + gem-pro *waldą power.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Germanic languages
ceb 21 November 2010 Olandria, Monnahlie G https://www.philstar.com/balita/2010/11/21/631634/nangawat-og-helmet-tiklo Nangawat og Helmet Tiklo Banat News Maayo gani kay gipahibawo siya sa duha ka security guard nga si Arnold Monarca ug Abner Llopo. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424021035/https://www.philstar.com/balita/2010/11/21/631634/nangawat-og-helmet-tiklo 24 April 2019
2011 — Suarez, Lloyd, Wa na Matuman ang mga Precautionary Measures sa DepEd (25 July), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News
ceb Ang mama mipasabot nga naandan na ni Arnold nga mokuyog sa maguwang sa tiempo’ng ting-uli. Apan ang nakadeperensiya kay sayo’ng gibuhi-an sila si Arnold sa maestra samtang nagklase pa ang maguwang.
2012 — Logroño, Guam P., Sakop sa Talisay Police Gi-ambush (12 July), SuperBalita
ceb Si PO3 Arnold Damasco, taga dakbayan sa Sugbo, samdan sa walang bahin sa luyong lawas nga nilapos ang bala sa kalibre .45 sa atubangan sa iyang tiyan.
Anagrams
ceb Roland Ronald Roldan Orland
Czech
cs:+ (příjmení)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Arnoldová
cs m given names
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
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Danish
Proper noun
da male of Germanic origin
Related terms
from Old Norse: da Arne, da Arvid
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male Arnold
Related terms
et Arno, et Aarne, et Arved, et Arvi
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Arnoldsson Arnoldsdóttir
Declension
Arnold Arnold Arnoldi Arnolds
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Arnold.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
Arnold a 0
Statistics
dvv_20250813 68 427
German
Etymology
From de goh arn (“eagle”, cf. de Aar), + de goh waltan (“ruler”, cf. de walten). Heuser, Rita, Arnold, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
Pronunciation
de /ˈaʁnɔlt/
de De-Arnold.ogg
de De-Arnold2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,s,e:s
de male Old High German
Declension
m,s,e:s
Related terms
contracted de Arnd, de Arne, de Arno
archaizing de Arnwald
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de given names
References
Hungarian
hu:+ (keresztnév)
Pronunciation
hu old 2
hu Ar nold
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu male
Declension
Arnoldo oArnold j jai
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male of Germanic origin
Related terms
from Germany: no Arild, no Arnt
from Old Norse: no Arne, no Arnfinn, no Arnstein, no Arvid
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ˈarnɔld/
Proper noun
m-pr
sk male
Declension
m-pr name
Derived terms
sk Arno
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Arnold.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male of Germanic origin
Related terms
from Old Norse: sv Arne, sv Arvid
Anagrams
sv adlnor Roland Ronald