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Arnold Last Name Meaning

1. English and German: from a very widely used personal name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements arn 'eagle' + wald 'rule'. In addition, it has probably absorbed various European cognates and their derivatives (for the forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988). 2. English: habitational name from either of the two places called Arnold (see Arnall). 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name, at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron.1 For more information, please visit Ancestry.com.

1 The Oxford Names Companion, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-860561-7

Arnold Family Facts

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• Occupations (U.S. 1880)

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