Arne

Etymology

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

Proper noun

Arne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
2. A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57.

Anagrams

• nare, eRNA, earn, Nera, rean, Rane, Near, near, Earn, erna, EARN

Etymology

Old Norse Arni, Árni, short forms of names beginning with Old Norse ǫrn (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arnə/, [ˈɑːnə]

Proper noun

Arne

1. a male given name

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 36 874 males with the given name Arne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁnə/

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Proper noun

Arne

1. a male given name from the Scandinavian languages, equivalent to German Arno

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρνη (Árnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.neː/, [ˈärneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ne/, [ˈärne]

Proper noun

Arnē f sg (genitive Arnēs); first declension

1. A town of Thessaly, colony of Boeotia
2. A town of Boeotia

References

• “Arne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Arne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Arne”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Alternative forms

• Ådne, Åne, Åni, Ar(e)n

Etymology

From Old Norse Arni, Árni, short form of given names beginning with Arn-, from ǫrn (“eagle”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Árni, and Swedish and Danish Arne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²aː(r)nə/, /aːɳə/

Proper noun

Arne m

1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Arna

References

• Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 6
• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 36
• Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 21 101 males with the given name Arne living in Norway on January 1st 20122, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 8th December, 20122.

Etymology

Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Arne c (genitive Arnes)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 66 800 males with the given name Arne living in Sweden on 31 December 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• -erna, Enar, Erna, aren, enar, eran, rean, rena