Arnold

Translingual

Proper noun

Arnold

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

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Alternative forms

• Ahnold (eye dialect)

Etymology

From a French version of a Germanic name, 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).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹnəld/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəld

Proper noun

Arnold

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
   • 1987 December 7, Newsweek, 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.

   • 2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1241).
4. A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).
5. A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
6. A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
7. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
   3. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Iowa.
   6. An unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas.
   7. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
   8. An unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan.
   9. A former census-designated place in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, now part of the city of Rice Lake.
   10. A city in Jefferson County, Missouri.
   11. A village in Custer County, Nebraska.
   12. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
   13. A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
   14. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
   15. An unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia.
   16. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
   17. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
8. (geology) An epoch from 43 to 34.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.

Derived terms

• Arnie
• Arnold-Chiari malformation
• Arnoldesque
• Arnoldian
• Arnoldianism
• Arnoldist
• Arnold Palmer
• Arnold's cat map
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Arnold's Cove
• Arnold West
• Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem
• Thorpe Arnold

Related terms

• erne
• -ornis
• ornitho-

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Առնոլդ (Aṙnold)
• Basque: Eñaut (eu)
• Bengali: আরনল্ড (aronlḍ)
• Catalan: Arnau (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿諾德 / 阿诺德 (zh) (Ānuòdé), 阿諾爾德 / 阿诺尔德 (Ānuò'ěrdé)

• Danish: Arnold
• Dutch: Arnoud (nl)
• Esperanto: Arnoldo
• Estonian: Arnold
• French: Arnaud (fr)
• German: Arnold (de)
• Greek: Άρνολδος (Árnoldos), Άρνολντ (el) m (Árnolnt), Πούλιος (el) m (Poúlios)
• Italian: Arnaldo (it)
• Latin: Arnoldus
• Latvian: Arnolds m
• Lithuanian: Arnoldas m, Arnas m
• Marathi: आर्नॉल्ड m (ārnŏlḍa)
• Norwegian: Arnold (no)
• Portuguese: Arnaldo (pt)
• Russian: Арно́льд (ru) m (Arnólʹd)
• Spanish: Arnaldo (es)
• Swedish: Arnold (sv)
• Yiddish: אַרנאָלד m (arnold)

Anagrams

• Orland, Randol, Roland, Roldan, Ronald, dralon, ladron, lardon

Catalan

Proper noun

Arnold m

1. Arnold

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Arnold, from a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”).

Proper noun

Arnold

1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]
   • 2010 November 21, Olandria, Monnahlie G, “Nangawat og Helmet Tiklo”, in Banat News:

     Maayo gani kay gipahibawo siya sa duha ka security guard nga si Arnold Monarca ug Abner Llopo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2011 — Suarez, Lloyd, Wa na Matuman ang mga Precautionary Measures sa DepEd (25 July), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News

     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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2012 — Logroño, Guam P., Sakop sa Talisay Police Gi-ambush (12 July), SuperBalita

     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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Anagrams

• Roland, Ronald, Roldan, Orland

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarnolt]

Proper noun

Arnold m anim (female equivalent Arnoldová)

1. a male surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Declension of Arnold (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Arnold	Arnoldové
genitive	Arnolda	Arnoldů
dative	Arnoldovi	Arnoldům
accusative	Arnolda	Arnoldy
vocative	Arnolde	Arnoldové
locative	Arnoldovi	Arnoldech
instrumental	Arnoldem	Arnoldy

Further reading

• “Arnold”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
• Moldanová, Dobrava (2019), Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 28

Danish

Proper noun

Arnold

1. a male given name of Germanic origin

Related terms

• from Old Norse: Arne, Arvid

Estonian

Proper noun

Arnold

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold

Related terms

• Arno, Aarne, Arved, Arvi

Faroese

Proper noun

Arnold m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Arnold's son: Arnoldsson
• Arnold's daughter: Arnoldsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Arnold
accusative	Arnold
dative	Arnoldi
genitive	Arnolds

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish Arnold

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrnold/, [ˈɑ̝rno̞ld]
• Rhymes: -ɑrnold
• Syllabification^(key): Ar‧nold
• Hyphenation^(key): Ar‧nold

Proper noun

Arnold

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Arnold (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Arnold	Arnoldit
genitive		Arnoldin	Arnoldien
partitive		Arnoldia	Arnoldeja
illative		Arnoldiin	Arnoldeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Arnold	Arnoldit
accusative	nom.	Arnold	Arnoldit
	gen.	Arnoldin
genitive		Arnoldin	Arnoldien
partitive		Arnoldia	Arnoldeja
inessive		Arnoldissa	Arnoldeissa
elative		Arnoldista	Arnoldeista
illative		Arnoldiin	Arnoldeihin
adessive		Arnoldilla	Arnoldeilla
ablative		Arnoldilta	Arnoldeilta
allative		Arnoldille	Arnoldeille
essive		Arnoldina	Arnoldeina
translative		Arnoldiksi	Arnoldeiksi
abessive		Arnolditta	Arnoldeitta
instructive		—	Arnoldein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Arnold (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Arnoldini Arnoldini accusative nom. Arnoldini Arnoldini gen. Arnoldini genitive Arnoldini Arnoldieni partitive Arnoldiani Arnoldejani inessive Arnoldissani Arnoldeissani elative Arnoldistani Arnoldeistani illative Arnoldiini Arnoldeihini adessive Arnoldillani Arnoldeillani ablative Arnoldiltani Arnoldeiltani allative Arnoldilleni Arnoldeilleni essive Arnoldinani Arnoldeinani translative Arnoldikseni Arnoldeikseni abessive Arnoldittani Arnoldeittani instructive — — comitative — Arnoldeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Arnoldisi Arnoldisi accusative nom. Arnoldisi Arnoldisi gen. Arnoldisi genitive Arnoldisi Arnoldiesi partitive Arnoldiasi Arnoldejasi inessive Arnoldissasi Arnoldeissasi elative Arnoldistasi Arnoldeistasi illative Arnoldiisi Arnoldeihisi adessive Arnoldillasi Arnoldeillasi ablative Arnoldiltasi Arnoldeiltasi allative Arnoldillesi Arnoldeillesi essive Arnoldinasi Arnoldeinasi translative Arnoldiksesi Arnoldeiksesi abessive Arnoldittasi Arnoldeittasi instructive — — comitative — Arnoldeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Arnoldimme Arnoldimme accusative nom. Arnoldimme Arnoldimme gen. Arnoldimme genitive Arnoldimme Arnoldiemme partitive Arnoldiamme Arnoldejamme inessive Arnoldissamme Arnoldeissamme elative Arnoldistamme Arnoldeistamme illative Arnoldiimme Arnoldeihimme adessive Arnoldillamme Arnoldeillamme ablative Arnoldiltamme Arnoldeiltamme allative Arnoldillemme Arnoldeillemme essive Arnoldinamme Arnoldeinamme translative Arnoldiksemme Arnoldeiksemme abessive Arnoldittamme Arnoldeittamme instructive — — comitative — Arnoldeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Arnoldinne Arnoldinne accusative nom. Arnoldinne Arnoldinne gen. Arnoldinne genitive Arnoldinne Arnoldienne partitive Arnoldianne Arnoldejanne inessive Arnoldissanne Arnoldeissanne elative Arnoldistanne Arnoldeistanne illative Arnoldiinne Arnoldeihinne adessive Arnoldillanne Arnoldeillanne ablative Arnoldiltanne Arnoldeiltanne allative Arnoldillenne Arnoldeillenne essive Arnoldinanne Arnoldeinanne translative Arnoldiksenne Arnoldeiksenne abessive Arnoldittanne Arnoldeittanne instructive — — comitative — Arnoldeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Arnoldinsa Arnoldinsa accusative nom. Arnoldinsa Arnoldinsa gen. Arnoldinsa genitive Arnoldinsa Arnoldiensa partitive Arnoldiaan Arnoldiansa Arnoldejaan Arnoldejansa inessive Arnoldissaan Arnoldissansa Arnoldeissaan Arnoldeissansa elative Arnoldistaan Arnoldistansa Arnoldeistaan Arnoldeistansa illative Arnoldiinsa Arnoldeihinsa adessive Arnoldillaan Arnoldillansa Arnoldeillaan Arnoldeillansa ablative Arnoldiltaan Arnoldiltansa Arnoldeiltaan Arnoldeiltansa allative Arnoldilleen Arnoldillensa Arnoldeilleen Arnoldeillensa essive Arnoldinaan Arnoldinansa Arnoldeinaan Arnoldeinansa translative Arnoldikseen Arnoldiksensa Arnoldeikseen Arnoldeiksensa abessive Arnoldittaan Arnoldittansa Arnoldeittaan Arnoldeittansa instructive — — comitative — Arnoldeineen Arnoldeinensa

Statistics

• The given name Arnold belongs to 68 male individuals (and as a middle name to 427 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From Old High German arn (“eagle”, cf. Aar), + Old High German waltan (“ruler”, cf. walten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁnɔlt/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Arnold m (proper noun, strong, genitive Arnolds, plural Arnolde or Arnolds)

1. a male given name from Old High German

Declension

Declension of Arnold [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Arnold	die	Arnolde, Arnolds
genitive	eines	des	Arnolds	der	Arnolde, Arnolds
dative	einem	dem	Arnold	den	Arnolden, Arnolds
accusative	einen	den	Arnold	die	Arnolde, Arnolds

Related terms

• (contracted) Arnd, Arne, Arno
• (archaizing) Arnwald

Proper noun

Arnold m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Arnolds or (with an article) Arnold, plural Arnolds or Arnold)

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒrnold]
• Hyphenation: Ar‧nold
• Rhymes: -old

Proper noun

Arnold

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Arnold	Arnoldok
accusative	Arnoldot	Arnoldokat
dative	Arnoldnak	Arnoldoknak
instrumental	Arnolddal	Arnoldokkal
causal-final	Arnoldért	Arnoldokért
translative	Arnolddá	Arnoldokká
terminative	Arnoldig	Arnoldokig
essive-formal	Arnoldként	Arnoldokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Arnoldban	Arnoldokban
superessive	Arnoldon	Arnoldokon
adessive	Arnoldnál	Arnoldoknál
illative	Arnoldba	Arnoldokba
sublative	Arnoldra	Arnoldokra
allative	Arnoldhoz	Arnoldokhoz
elative	Arnoldból	Arnoldokból
delative	Arnoldról	Arnoldokról
ablative	Arnoldtól	Arnoldoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Arnoldé	Arnoldoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Arnoldéi	Arnoldokéi

Possessive forms of Arnold

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Arnoldom	Arnoldjaim
2nd person sing.	Arnoldod	Arnoldjaid
3rd person sing.	Arnoldja	Arnoldjai
1st person plural	Arnoldunk	Arnoldjaink
2nd person plural	Arnoldotok	Arnoldjaitok
3rd person plural	Arnoldjuk	Arnoldjaik

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarnɔld/

Proper noun

Arnold m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Arnold
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Arnold	Arnoldovia
genitive	Arnolda	Arnoldov
dative	Arnoldovi	Arnoldom
accusative	Arnolda	Arnoldov
locative	Arnoldovi	Arnoldoch
instrumental	Arnoldom	Arnoldmi

Derived terms

• Arno

Further reading

• “Arnold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Arnold c (genitive Arnolds)

1. a male given name of Germanic origin

Related terms

• from Old Norse: Arne, Arvid

Anagrams

• Roland, Ronald