Arnold

English from German

"ruler, strong as an eagle"

Arnold Origin and Meaning

Variation of Arnau

Arnold Rank in US Top 1000

# 900 in the US

Arnold Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1239 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Arnold

• 1239 Nameberry 2025
• 681 Unique 2024
• 712 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Arnold

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• Rudolph
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Famous People Named Arnold

• Saint Arnold of Arnoldsweiler 8th century Greek,German harpist
• Saint Arnold of Soissons Belgian patron of brewers
• Saint Arnold Janssen German,Dutch priest
• Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Austrian,American bodybuilder, actor and politician; 38th Governor of California
• Arnold Daniel Palmer American golfer
• Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld theoretical physicist
• Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg Austrian composer
• Arnold Houbraken Dutch painter
• Arnold Edward Trevor Bax English composer and poet
• Arnold Rothstein American gangster
• Arnold Harris Mathew English bishop and author
• Arnold Joseph Toynbee English historian
• (Enoch) Arnold Bennett English novelist
• Benedict Arnold American general
• Arnold Martin "Arnie" Kavalee (b.2017) son of Tiffiny Hall

The name Arnold in Pop Culture

• Arnold Phillip Shortman main character on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
• Arnold Horshack character on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter"
• Arnold McKinley a character on animated TV series Fireman Sam
• Arnold a character in film Spy Kids 3,D: Game Over
• Arnold dog on TV's Entourage
• Arnold John Flass a character in the Batman series
• Arnold Jackson a character on TV's Diff'rent Strokes
• Arnold Perlstein a character in The Magic School Bus series
• Arnold Rimmer a character on TV's Red Dwarf
• Arnold Toht a character in film Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Arnold Vinick a character in the TV's The West Wing
• Dr. Arnold Wayne Betty Draper's psychiatrist on TV's Mad Men
• Dr. Arnold Rosen another character on TV's Mad Men
• Arnold Weber a character on TV's "Westworld"
• Arnold Wesker aka Ventriloquist character in the DC Comics Universe
• Arnold von Winkelried a hero in Swiss folklore
• Arnold Ziffel pig on TV's Green Acres
• Arnold Teague a character in film Solar Crisis
• Arnold character on Australian TV series Please Like Me

International Variations of the name Arnold

• Arni Icelandic
• Arnauld French
• Arnaut French
• Arnljot Norwegian
• Ardál Irish Gaelic
• Arneld Norwegian
• Arnd German
• Arnoldo Italian
• Arnau Catalan
• Arne Scandinavian
• Arno German
• Arnaud French
• Arend Dutch
• Arnaldo Portuguese