Names

Icelandic form of Arnbjǫrg.

French feminine form of Arnold.

French form of Arnold.

Catalan form of Arnold.

Derived from the Old Norse elements arn “eagle” and herr “army” or arr “warrior” [1].

Means “woman” in Greenlandic and Inuktitut.

Italian and Portuguese form of Arnold.

Short form of Arnold.

Means “grace, mercy” in Finnish.

Latinized form of a Germanic name that was probably derived from the element ermen meaning “whole, universal”. Other theories claim that it is related to Herman. Arminius was a 1st-century chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci. Raised in Rome as a hostage, he eventually became a citizen and joined the army. However, he turned against the Empire, leading the Germans in a surprise attack in the Teutoburg Forest and driving the Romans from Germania.