Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ˈɑːr.ˌwɑld/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsArweald, Aruald Meaning & History Derived from Old English ār "honour, glory" (from aizō) and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This was the name of the last King of the Isle of Wight and last pagan king in Anglo-Saxon England.