# Arne

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,129

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).
4. A township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

## Easily confused with
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-art)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-axe)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-ayn)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-aro)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arp)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arts)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-aunt)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arse)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-axle)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arya)
- **ashe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-ashe)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-aron)
- **arty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arty)
- **Aung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-aung)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arne-vs-arun)

## Common misspellings (4)
`anre`, `arnne`, `arrne`, `rane`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arne