Arild: meaning “the eagle ruler”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Norwegian use, Arild has a related form in Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Norwegian use, Arild has a related form in Arnold. An origin associated with Arnold is Germanic.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”), from Danish hellige Arrildz leye, built from Swedish Arilds + läge (“fishing village”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Arild’s family of names

In Norwegian usage, Arild shares a linguistic root with the German form Arnold. In Norwegian usage, Arild has a related form in Harald. In Norwegian usage, Arild has a related form in Arnold.

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Around the world

Arild has relatives in 3 languages.

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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