Arval as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arval

What is the meaning of the name Arval ?

The baby name Arval is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑːrvəl/ (AR-vuhl).

Arval is in Origin.

Arval is a rare English masculine name with layered roots. In modern use it most often functions as a variant of Arvel/Arvil/Arville: either an anglicized form of the Welsh Arwel, meaning “prominent” or “conspicuous,” or a transfer from French place-based surnames such as Arville and Orville. A scholarly association also exists with Latin arvalis (“of the fields”), known from the Roman priestly brotherhood Fratres Arvales, which lends a rustic, agrarian nuance to the name’s aura.

Records show Arval sporadically in Britain from the 18th century and in the rural American South and Midwest around 1880–1930, never widespread and now decidedly rare. Variant spellings include Arvel, Arvil, Arvell, Arville, and the feminine Arvilla; related forms are Orval and Orville. Note the northern English and Scots noun arval (“funeral feast”), from Old Norse arfr “inheritance” + öl “ale”; despite the homonym, this word is etymologically separate from the given name.

⚙ Arval is exceptionally rare. There are only 4 recorded uses on record, spread over 4 countries.