The baby name Arnaud is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /aʁ.no/ — approx. "ahr-NOH".
The baby name Arnaud is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /aʁ.no/ — approx. "ahr-NOH".
Arnaud is in Origin.
Arnaud is the French form of the Germanic name Arnold, built from arn “eagle” and wald “rule, power,” yielding the sense “eagle ruler” or “one who rules with the strength of an eagle.” Carried into Gaul by the Franks, it appears widely in medieval records; the Occitan troubadour form Arnaut was especially prominent (e.g., Arnaut Daniel), and scholars such as the physician Arnaud de Villeneuve bore it. The name also survives as a common French surname.
In French, variants include Arnault and Arnauld (often surnames); cognates are Arnold (English, German, Dutch), Arno and Arne (short/Scandinavian forms), Arnau (Catalan), and Arnaldo (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), with regional forms like Arnal and Arnaut in Occitan. The given name saw a strong revival in France from the 1970s through the early 1990s and today reads as a classic, traditional choice. Informal shortenings sometimes include Arno and Nono.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #22 | 5 | 439 |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| CM | 0 | #35 | 21 | 2,592 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #36 | 9 | 917 |
| LU | 0 | #49 | 18 | 2,830 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #66 | 1,820 | 12,054 |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #102 | 273 | 2,588 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| MU | 0 | #119 | 18 | 3,613 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #137 | 82 | 4,970 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #157 | 32 | 401 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #193 | 179 | 8,477 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #274 | 9 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #288 | 10 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #309 | 11 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #324 | 64 | 2,865 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #358 | 10 | 7,951 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #373 | 19 | 2,481 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #442 | 11 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #509 | 32 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #513 | 15 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #666 | 32 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #685 | 30 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #716 | 240 | 5,873 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #736 | 16 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #754 | 16 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #797 | 33 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2001 | #803 | 5 | 6,882 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #864 | 18 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #869 | 62 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #912 | 41 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,048 | 81 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 32 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,131 | 48 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,158 | 19 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,367 | 105 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Arnaud is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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