Arnold

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Name: Arnold

Gender: Masculine

Origin: North America

Language: German

Thematic: Unknown Thematic

Meaning: Arnold means "powerful eagle" or "strong eagle." It is derived from Old German words "arn" (or "aro") which means "eagle" and "wald" which means "power."

Comments: Famous name bearers: Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), an Austrian-American composer; Arnold Palmer (born 1929), an American golfer; Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), an Austrian-born American body builder, actor and politician.