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The baby name Arnd is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced German: /aːʁnt/ (approx. "ahrnt", like 'ARNT').

Arnd is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: German: /aːʁnt/ (approx. "ahrnt", like 'ARNT')

What is the meaning of the name Arnd ?

The baby name Arnd is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced German: /aːʁnt/ (approx. "ahrnt", like 'ARNT').

Arnd is Germanic in Origin.

Arnd is a contracted German and Low German masculine given name derived from Arnold, built from the Old High German/Proto-Germanic elements arn ‘eagle’ and wald ‘rule, power.’ It therefore carries the sense ‘eagle ruler,’ ‘ruler of eagles,’ or more loosely ‘eagle-strong.’ In northern dialects it can also reflect the cognate Arend/Arent.

The name appears in medieval German and Frisian records and persisted in Northern Germany and the Netherlands; today it is uncommon but familiar, borne by figures such as the German biathlete Arnd Peiffer. As a forename it sometimes alternates with the spelling Arndt, which is more frequent as a surname. Close variants and cognates include Arend/Arent (Dutch/Low German), Arne and Arnt (Scandinavian), Arnold and Arnoud (Dutch), Arnaud (French), Aernout (Dutch), and Arnoldo/Arnaldo (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese).

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Arnd – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
Germany 0 #407 31 2,542
Germany Boys 0 #582 422 5,697
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986

Arnd is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:

AL
Germany
HK
IQ
MA

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Arnd is predominantly a boy's name.
Arnd is a one syllable name, pronounced German: /aːʁnt/ (approx. "ahrnt", like 'ARNT').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Arndt, Arendt, Arnt, Arne, Arno and Arnold.
Across languages, Arnd has these equivalents: Arnold (English), Arnaud (French), Arnaldo/Arnoldo (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), Arne (Scandinavian), Arno (German/Italian), and 1 more.