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Arnemetia f Celtic MythologyArnemetia's name contains Celtic elements
are, meaning "against, beside," and
nemeton, meaning "sacred grove." Her name is thus interpreted as "she who dwells in the sacred grove," suggesting Arnemetia may be a divine epithet rather than a name in its own right.
Arnfastr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
fastr "firm, fast".
Arnfrid f Norwegian, SwedishModern Norwegian form of
Arnfríðr, an Old Norse name derived from the elements
arn "eagle" and
fríðr "peace, love" or "beloved" (later "beautiful, fair"; compare
Fríða, an Old Norse short form of Arnfríðr and other feminine names containing the element).
Arnfríðr f Old NorseCombination of the Old Norse elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Arngeirr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
geirr "spear".
Arngilde f FrankishDerived from the Old High German or Old Saxon element
arn, Old Norse
ǫrn meaning "eagle" and Proto-Germanic *
geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".
Arngísl m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
ǫrn "eagle" and
gísl "pledge, hostage."
Arngrim m Anglo-Scandinavian, Norse MythologyAnglo-Scandinavian variant of
Arngrímr. This was the name of a berserker in Norse mythology; he figures in
Hervarar saga,
Gesta Danorum,
Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads, and
Örvar-Odds saga.
Arngrímr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ǫrn "eagle" and
grímr "person wearing a face mask".
Arnhildr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle".
Arnida f FaroeseOf unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of
Armida and a combination of the Old Norse name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
ið "industrious; work; activity".
Árnika f HungarianHungarian borrowing of
Arnika. The name coincides with Hungarian
árnika "arnica, leopard's bane".
Arnim m GermanGerman name that first surfaced in the late 1800s. It was originally taken from the name of the town of Arnim near Berlin, later inspired by the surname of poet Bettina von Arnim and finally (mis)understood as a variant of
Armin.
Arnita f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Arnis.
Arnketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Arnlín f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from
Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or
Lína.
Arnljótr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ǫrn "eagle" and
ljótr "shining, bright".
Arnmóðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Arnolphe m TheatreFrench form of
Arnolphus. Arnolphe or 'Monsieur de la Souche' is the protagonist of the play
L'école des femmes (1662) written by Molière.
Arnon m HebrewFrom the name of a river mentioned in the Bible that most likely corresponds to the Wadi Mujib canyon stream in present-day Jordan. The name itself was possibly derived from a word meaning "noisy".
Arnrún f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
rún "secret".
Arnth m EtruscanEtruscan male name of which the meaning is unknown.
Arnþjófr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
þjófr "thief".
Arnþrúðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
þrúðr "strength".
Arnulfr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
ulfr "wolf".
Arnveig f NorwegianRelatively modern name (from 1908) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
veig "power, strength".
Árný f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
ár "year; plenty, abundance" and
nýr "new", perhaps inspired by the masculine name
Árni.
Arny f NorwegianVariant of
Arna or a combination of the Old Norse name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
nýr "new".
Aroa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 歩 (a) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aroarii m TahitianMeans "face king"; a combination of
aro "face, forehead, sight" and
ari'i "king".
Arodi m Biblical HebrewA son of
Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:17. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with
Jacob.
Aroha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 有 (
aro) meaning "exist" combined with 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ārohirohi f Polynesian MythologyThe name of the goddess of mirages and shimmering heat. Her name may be related to the word
ārohi meaning "to scout, reconnoitre".
Aroia f BasqueRegional variant of Basque
aukera "opportunity, occasion; choice".
Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.
Arom f & m ThaiMeans "emotion, feeling, mood" in Thai.
Aronia f NorwegianVariant of
Arona. This is also the name of a genus of deciduous shrubs, producing
aronia berries, commonly known as
chokeberry.
Aroon m ThaiThe name Aroon is a boy’s name of Thai origin meaning “dawn”.
Arosh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, TamilMEANING : gentleness, calm or happy, freedom from anger. Here अ means free from + रोष means anger
Arpad m TurkishProbably comes from
arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or
arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name
Árpád via barley.
Arpârte m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "messenger". From Greenlandic arpappoq meaning "runs" (arpaartoq meaning "runs from house to house to give a message").
Arpenik f ArmenianDerived from Armenian արփենի
(arpʿeni) meaning "solar, bright, luminous".
Arrate f BasqueFrom the name of a mountain in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa, where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. Its name is possibly derived from Basque
harri "stone, rock" and
ate "defile, gorge" or
arte "space in between".
Arren m EnglishAn occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by
Darren, with the perk of having
Ren as a possible nickname.
Arrene f BasqueDerived from Basque
arren "request; please". Due to its meaning, it is understood as an equivalent to both
Oración and
Rosario.
Arrhabaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of the ancient Greek given name Ἀρραβαῖος
(Arrhabaios), which is also found spelled as
Arrhibaios. The meaning of the name is uncertain. The first element of the name may possibly consist of the Greek prefix
ar meaning "not, without" (similar to the word
arrhythmia), whereas the second element might possibly be related to the Greek verb ῥαβάσσω
(rhabasso) "to make a noise"... [
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Arrie f EnglishUsed in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in
-ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by
Ari 1 and variants.
Arrington m & f ObscureTransferred use of the surname
Arrington. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 17 boys and 15 girls with the name Arringtion in 2001.
Arritokieta f Basque (Rare)From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin
Mary in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa, meaning "the place of the protruding stones". It has been used as a nom de plume by the Basque writer Julene Azpeitia (1888-1980).
Arrius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile, which is ultimately derived from the Etruscan personal male name
Arntni, of which the meaning is unknown. Also compare
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Arrosali f BasqueOf debated origin and meaning. While the most widespread theory thinks of this name as a Basque form of
Rosalie, other scholars link it to the Germanic name
Rosalind.