Given name & surname
Árni
Árni is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Árni’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Árni shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Arne. In Greek usage, Árni as a surname is a transliteration of Άρνη. In Faroese usage, Árni has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Árni has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Árni
- Árni MagnússonIcelandic scholar and manuscript collector (1663-1730)
- Árni Gautur ArasonIcelandic footballerborn 1975
- Árni FrederiksbergFaroese association football playerborn 1992
- Árni Páll ÁrnasonIcelandic politicianborn 1966
- Árni VilhjálmssonIcelandic association football playerborn 1994
- Árni Þór SigurðssonMember of Parliamentborn 1960
- Árni ÞórarinssonIcelandic writerborn 1950
- Árni MathiesenIcelandic politicianborn 1958
- Árni BöðvarssonIcelandic philologist and Esperantist (1924–1992)
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Similar names
If you love Árni, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Päärni
Päärni is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.
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Ási
“a god”
>99% boys
Áki
“ancestor”
>99% boys
Asby
“ash tree”
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Arnfinn
“eagle” · “Sami”
94% boys · 6% girls
Arnvid
Arnvid is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
>99% boys
Arnar
Arnar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
98% boys · 2% girls
Arnór
Arnór is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
>99% boys