The baby name Arnal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AR-nəl (IPA: /ˈɑːr.nəl/); Catalan/Spanish: ar-NAL (IPA: /arˈnal/).
Arnal is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Arnal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AR-nəl (IPA: /ˈɑːr.nəl/); Catalan/Spanish: ar-NAL (IPA: /arˈnal/).
Arnal is Germanic in Origin.
Arnal is a medieval Occitan and Catalan form of the Germanic compound arn “eagle” + wald “rule, power,” introduced into Gallo‑Romance by the Franks. In charters and troubadour-era records across Languedoc, Gascony, and the Crown of Aragon (12th–14th centuries), it appears alongside its Latinized shape Arnaldus. Over time Arnal survived more often as a hereditary surname in Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, and southern France, while the cognate given names eclipsed it in everyday use.
Variants and close cognates include Arnold (English, German), Arnald and Arnauld (French), Arnaud (French), Arnau (Catalan), Arnaut (Occitan), Arnaldo/Arnoldo (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), and Arno as a shortened form. The meaning centers on “eagle” combined with “rule” or “power,” often interpreted as “eagle-ruler” or “one who commands like an eagle.” Today Arnal is a rare given name but retains historical resonance and regional familiarity as both forename and surname.
Arnal is seldom given. We count 36 recorded uses of it across 18 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Arnal is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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