Arnold

//ˈɑɹnəld// name

name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.

    "Arnold used to be a name only a mother could love, but it does not mean nerd anymore. Since Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped out of the gym and onto the screen, it has come to suggest popping delts and giant pecs, a world of undisputed macho."

  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1241).
  4. 4
    A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).
  5. 5
    A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Iowa.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A former census-designated place in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, now part of the city of Rice Lake.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Jefferson County, Missouri.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Custer County, Nebraska.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

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benedict arnoldmatthew arnold

Example

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"Arnold teaches us to see the object as it really is."

Etymology

From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, ornis, and ornitho-. Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).

Related phrases

Arnold PalmerArnold SchwarzeneggerArnold WestArnold's CoveArnold's cat mapArnold-Chiari malformationKolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theoremThorpe Arnold

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