Arna

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Arna 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Other Forms FormsMasculine equivalents: Arno, Árni

Meaning & History

Originally a medieval feminine form of Germanic masculine names beginning with the Old High German element arn, Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" (Proto-Germanic *arnuz). This name was in use during the Middle Ages, died out, and was eventually revived in the 19th century.
Added 11/3/2014 by ms. c
Edited 6/25/2023 by SeaHorse15, cutenose, Beautiful Victory and more

Arna 2
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Louisiana Creole, American (South)

Meaning & History

A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.
Added 5/29/2016 by LMS
Edited 6/25/2023 by SeaHorse15, LMS and cutenose

Arna 3
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhalese
Scripts अर्णा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali)
Pronounced Pron. arNaa(Sanskrit)  [key]

Meaning & History

MEANING : river
Usage : Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist, , Hinduism, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Malayalam, Fijian
Added 8/10/2017 by Vishal Khatri
Edited 3/3/2020 by Mike C and Vishal Khatri

See Also

User submission Árna