arnold
n. countablen. a common male name used in English-speaking countries. It is an old name that means 'eagle power'.
n. a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from elements meaning 'eagle' and 'power' or 'rule'.
Arnold is my neighbor's name.
The history professor, Arnold, gave a long lecture about the origins of European names.
While the name Arnold has declined in popularity since the mid-twentieth century, it remains a recognizable classic in many English-speaking regions.
From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic arô (“eagle”) + waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, ornis, and ornitho-. Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).
As a proper noun, it is capitalized and typically used without an article unless referring to a specific person among others of the same name.