Arnold

Origin

French version of a name, from Proto-Germanic *arô ("eagle") + *waldą ("power").

Full definition of Arnold

Proper noun

1. brought to England by Normans.
• 1987 Newsweek December 7, 1987, page 44:Arnold used to be a name only a mother could love, but it does not mean nerd anymore. Since Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped out of the gym and onto the screen, it has come to suggest popping delts and giant pecs, a world of undisputed macho.
2. Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world.

Related terms

• pet form: Arnie

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