by Ålefeskarn (guest)
2/28/2003, 9:30 AM
Danish shortened version of Arnold.
Also used in Norway, and (infrequently) in Sweden.
Sometimes appears as Arill.
Trivia:
Expression "af Arilds tid", "fra Arilds dage" means something like "since time immemorial", though this probably isn't derived from the person-name as such.