Old Norse origin
Source-reportedOld Norse Arnviðr. Doublet of Arvid.
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- Wiktionary: ArnvidCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Old Norse roots
/²an.vɪ/ · Norwegian Nynorsk
01 / Meaning & origin
Arnvid is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Nynorsk. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Arnviðr.
Old Norse Arnviðr. Doublet of Arvid.
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Documented as a given name in Norwegian Nynorsk.
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ARNVID— “eagle of the wood”
The most common form of Arn at present used in Scandinavia is Arnvid, the eagle of the wood, often contracted into Arve.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section VI (The Eagle) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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