Arne

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proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.

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Meanings

proper nounArne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)

plural Arnes

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
    1 more example

    “If we have created a holiday camp for criminals here, so what?” asked Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, the prison’s governor and a former minister and psychologist. He added, “We should reduce the risk of reoffending, because if we don’t, what’s the point of punishment, except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity?”

    2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN
  2. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).
  4. countableuncountableA township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

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Translations

Danish Arne
  • Arnemale given name
Finnish Aarne, Aarno
  • Aarnemale given name
  • Aarnomale given name
German Arne, Arno
  • Arnemale given name
  • Arnomale given name
Norwegian Arne
  • Arnemale given name
Swedish Arne
  • Arnemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nearearnRaneNerareannare
Cite this entry
APA

Arne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arne

MLA

“Arne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arne.

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