Save Gender Feminine Usage Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare) Pronounced Pron. ahr-NEEK(Dutch) [key] Other Forms FormsArniek (Dutch variant spelling) Meaning & History Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.There might also be cases where Arnique is a combination of two existing names, such as Arnette and Monique.