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Arnt (given name)

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Arnt
GenderMale
Name day1 December
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Meaningeagle
Region of originScandinavia
Other names
Related namesArnold, Are, Arne, Ådne

Arnt is a Scandinavian masculine given name, predominantly found in Norway. It is derived from either Old Norse, or German and is either a short form of other names beginning with Arn-, meaning eagle, or a shortened form of Arnold, meaning "eagle" and "ruler."[1] People bearing the name Arnt include:

References

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  1. ^ Kruken, Kristoffer; Stemshaug, Ola (1995). Norsk Personnamnleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 9788252144833.