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Translingual
Proper noun
Arnold
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (1829-1901).
Further reading
English
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
Proper noun
Arnold
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.
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 of Shelburne County , Nova Scotia , Canada .
A number of places in the United States :
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 .
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 .
Derived terms
Translations
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Catalan
Proper noun
Arnold m
Arnold
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Arnold , from a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô ( “ eagle ” ) + *waldą ( “ power ” ) .
Proper noun
Arnold
a male given name from English
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Arnold .
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnold m anim (female equivalent Arnoldová )
a male surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Declension of Arnold (hard masculine animate )
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
a male given name of Germanic origin
Estonian
Proper noun
Arnold
a male given name , equivalent to English Arnold
Faroese
Proper noun
Arnold m
a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
son of Arnold: Arnoldsson
daughter of Arnold: Arnoldsdóttir
Declension
singular
indefinite
nominative
Arnold
accusative
Arnold
dative
Arnoldi
genitive
Arnolds
German
Etymology
From Old High German arn (“eagle”, cf. Aar ), + Old High German waltan (“ruler”, cf. walten ).[ 1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnold m (proper noun , strong , genitive Arnolds , plural Arnolde or Arnolds )
a male given name from Old High German
Declension
Proper noun
Arnold m or f (proper noun , strong , genitive Arnolds or ( with an article ) Arnold , plural Arnolds or Arnold )
a surname transferred from the given name [ 1]
References
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnold
a male given name
Declension
Norwegian
Proper noun
Arnold
a male given name of Germanic origin
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnold m pers (genitive singular Arnolda , nominative plural Arnoldovia , declension pattern of chlap )
a male given name
Declension
Derived terms
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 , 2003–2024
Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arnold c (genitive Arnolds )
a male given name of Germanic origin
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