Names

Latvian form of Arvid.

From the Old Norse name Arnviðr, derived from the elements arn “eagle” and viðr “tree”.

Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Arwel.

Variant of Arvid.

Means “beautiful soul” in Kazakh.

From Sanskrit अरुष (arusha) meaning “reddish, dawn”, a word used in the Rigveda to describe the red horses of Agni. This name also appears in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata belonging to a daughter of Manu and the wife of Chyavana, though in this case it might derive from Sanskrit आरुषी (arushi) meaning “hitting, killing”.

The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning “not restrained” in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief it is the name of the sage Vasishtha’s wife, who is identified with the star.

Derived from poetic Lithuanian aras meaning “eagle” combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.

Means “reddish brown, dawn” in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.

Modern masculine form of Aruna.