Arnold
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon arn 'eagle' + Old High German walt 'power'.
The name of an 11th C saint, the patron of brewers.
In early texts, the name was often confused with Arnulf, and may have in fact developed as a back-formation from that name through confusion with other similar names ending in -vald or -wald.
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Arnoddus (nom) JeanIII p. 10,
Arnoldi (gen) ibid. p. 8,
Arnoldo (abl) ibid. p. 26,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. p. 2
- ◑ 1312 Arnekinus (nom) JeanIII p. 9
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1364 Arnold BbRT p. 334;
1379x1383 Arnold ibid. p. 336;
1385 Arnoldus ibid. p. 338;
1436 Arnd ibid. p. 358
- ◑ 1364 Arnd BbRT p. 334;
1376 Arnd ibid. p. 335;
1378 Arnd ibid. p. 335;
1379 Arnd ibid. p. 336;
1384 Arnd ibid. p. 338;
1392 Arnd ibid. p. 340;
1396 Arnd ibid. p. 341;
1397 Arnd ibid. p. 340;
1398 Arnd ibid. p. 342;
1399 Arnd ibid. p. 342;
1404 Arnd ibid. p. 344;
1407 Arnd ibid. p. 344;
1414 Arnd ibid. p. 347;
1416 Arnd ibid. p. 347;
1418 Arnd ibid. p. 348;
1421 Arnd ibid. p. 349;
1428 Arnd ibid. p. 352,
Arnt ibid. p. 352;
1429 Arent ibid. p. 353;
1432 Arnd ibid. p. 356
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1047 Arnaudi (gen) CartNDSaintes I;
1047x1061 Arnaldus (nom) ibid. XX,
Ernaldus (nom) ibid. XX,
Hernaldus (nom) ibid. XX;
1067 Arnaldus (nom) ibid. XII;
1079x1081 Arnaudus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1082x87 Arnaudus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120;
1083 Arnaldi (gen) ibid. no. 119;
1093 Ernaldi (gen) CartStPC VI;
1101x1129 Ernaldus (nom) ibid. XXII;
1107 Ernaldus (nom) ibid. V;
1115x1149 Ernaldus (nom) ibid. X;
a1116 Ernaldus (nom) ibid. XX;
1143x1146 Ernaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 12;
1147 Arnaudo (abl) CartNDSaintes XXV,
Ernoldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII;
1148 Arnaudi (gen) CartNDSaintes XXIV;
1166 Ernaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCI;
1180 Arnaldus (nom) ibid. CVI,
Ernaldo (abl) RotScaNor p. 19,
Ernaldus (nom) ibid. p. 19;
1190 Arnaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CV;
1274 Arnaldi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 46,
Arnaldus (nom) ibid. p. 31;
1275 Ernaudi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XLIV;
1287 Arnaldus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74;
1301 Arnaldi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 226,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. p. 217,
Enardi (gen) ibid. p. 225,
Ernaudi (gen) ibid. p. 202;
1310 Arnaldus (nom) GasReg-A p. 217,
Ernaldus (nom) ibid. p. 217,
Ernaud (nom) ibid. p. 217;
1310–11 Arnaldus (nom) ibid. p. 236;
1378 Arnaldi (gen) hanquetvol1 159,
Arnaldo (dat) ibid. 1159,
Arnaldus (nom) ibid. 288,
Arnoldo (dat) ibid. 55,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 290
- Old French
- ● 1301 Ernous (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 239;
1313 Ernaut Paris1313 p. 4,
Ernoult ibid. p. 55
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Arnoult HGParis p. 374;
1421 Arnoult favier;
1423 Arnould ibid. 283
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x75 Arnald (nom) TradCorb §216;
1103 Arnoldum (acc) quix-vol1 79;
1112 Arnoldi (gen) ibid. 26;
1138 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 28;
1142 Arnoldi (gen) mairhofer I,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. X,
Arnolt (nom) ibid. I;
1145 Arnolt (nom) ibid. XIX;
1147 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. XXII,
quix-vol1 29;
1165 Arnoldo (abl) ibid. 93;
1174 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 32;
1180 Arnoldo (abl) ibid. 34,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 34;
1192 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 40;
1194 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 54;
1197 Arnoldus (nom) hennes-vol1 2;
1217 Arnoldus (nom) quix-vol1 71;
1218 Arnoldus (nom) hennes-vol1 35;
1219 Arnoldi (nom) quix-vol1 73,
Arnoldum (acc) hennes-vol1 41,
Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 40;
1222 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 62;
1230 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. p. 91;
1401 Arnoldi (gen) HD1401 no. 368,
Arnoldo (dat) ibid. no. 43
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● a1286 Arnoldus (nom) RigSB 2;
1286 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 4;
1289 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 11;
1291 Arnoldus (dat) ibid. 35;
1292 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 37;
1293 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 41;
1294 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 45;
1295 Arnoldus (nom) ibid. 56
- The Netherlands
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- Dutch
- ● 1560 Arent MagMiddelburg-1560;
1561 Arent ibid.;
1562 Arent ibid.;
1563 Arent ibid.;
1564 Arent ibid.;
1565 Arent ibid.;
1566 Arent ibid.;
1567 Arent ibid.;
1569 Arent ibid.;
1573 Arent ibid.;
1574 Arent ibid.,
Arents (gen) ibid.;
1575 Arent ibid.;
1576 Arent ibid.;
1577 Aernout ibid.,
Arent ibid.
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1228 Arnoldus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Arnaldi (gen) carbonell p. 11,
Arnaldus (nom) ibid. p. 10
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Arnal valencia1510 4050,
Arnau ibid. 3171
- Spanish
- ● 1495 Arnaut montalvo
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1383 Arnoldus (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1948
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Arend SRA-vol2 no. 1946
Preview. DO NOT cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Arnold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Arnold.