Arne
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English
Etymology
For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).
Proper noun
Arne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
- A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Translations
male given name
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Arne is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Arne is most common among White (77.58%) and Black/African American (14.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Old Norse Arni, Árni, short forms of names beginning with Old Norse ǫrn (“eagle”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arne
- a male given name
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 36 874 males with the given name Arne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arne
- a male given name from the Scandinavian languages, equivalent to German Arno
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρνη (Árnē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnē f sg (genitive Arnēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Arnē |
| Genitive | Arnēs |
| Dative | Arnae |
| Accusative | Arnēn |
| Ablative | Arnē |
| Vocative | Arnē |
| Locative | Arnae |
References
- “Arne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Arne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Arne”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Arni, Árni, short form of given names beginning with Arn-, from ǫrn (“eagle”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Árni, and Swedish and Danish Arne.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arne m
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Arna
Usage notes
- The most common given name of men born in Norway in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s.
Patronymics:
- son of Arne: Arneson
- daughter of Arne: Arnedotter
Related terms
- (surnames) Arnesen
References
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 6
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 36
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 21 101 males with the given name Arne living in Norway on January 1st 20122, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 8th December, 20122.
Swedish
Etymology
Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Arne c (genitive Arnes)
- a male given name
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 66 800 males with the given name Arne living in Sweden on 31 December 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.