# Arnold

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑɹnəld/ · frequency rank #7,094

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1241).
4. A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).
5. A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
6. A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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## 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).

## Easily confused with
- **Arno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arno-vs-arnold)
- **ahold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahold-vs-arnold)

## Common misspellings (9)
`anrold`, `arnlod`, `arnnold`, `arnodl`, `arnoldd`, `arnolld`, `aronld`, `arrnold`, `ranold`

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