Arnold

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Origin: Germanic

Meaning: from Germanic elements arn (eagle) and wald (power) meaning "eagle power". It was used as a cognate of Anglo-Saxon name Earnweald also meaning "eagler power" from Old English elements earn (eagle) and weald (power, might) eventually replacing it.

Nicknames: Arn, Arnie, Nol/Noll


Variants:

• Arend (Dutch, German)
• Arnoud (Dutch)
• Arnout (Dutch) - Aart and Arno are Dutch diminutives of the name
• Arnaud (French) 
• Arnaldo (Italian) 
• Arnau (Catalan)
• Nöl (Limburgish) 
• Nölke (Limburgish) 
• Arenvald (Old German)