Given name & surname

Arnault

“the eagle ruler”

Arnault is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Arnault is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Arnault is a variant of Arnold. An origin associated with Arnold is Germanic.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Arnuwald.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Arnault’s family of names

In French usage, Arnault as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Arnaud. Arnault has a related form in Arnold. In French usage, Arnault has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Арнольд.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 2

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

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