Arlon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arlon

What is the meaning of the name Arlon ?

The baby name Arlon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AR-lən (IPA: /ˈɑrlən/ or /ˈɑːrlən/).

Arlon is English, Scottish in Origin.

Arlon is a toponymic given name taken from the Belgian city of Arlon. The settlement was recorded in Latin as Orolaunum; many scholars link the name to Gaulish are- “near, in front of” and -lanon “plain,” giving the sense “by the plain” or “frontier plain.” That geographic imagery lends Arlon an outdoorsy, grounded meaning for a modern bearer.

As a personal name it appears sporadically in English-language records from the late 19th century, saw modest use in the United States mid‑20th century, and remains uncommon today. In contemporary naming it is also treated as a variant of Arlen/Arlan or an elaboration of Arlo. Noted variants and relatives include Arlan, Arlen, Arlin, with nicknames Arlo and Lon; feminine forms such as Arlena and Arlene are stylistically adjacent rather than etymologically the same. Related place-name forms (Aarlen in Dutch, Arel in German) reflect the same root.