Arild

Norwegian

Etymology

A Norwegian 15th century variant of Harald. Also a Danish variant of the German Arnold.

Proper noun

Arild

1. a male given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 640 males with the given name Arild living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (Danish locality): (1508) Hellige Aruitz leye, (1524) Hellijj Aruitz leje, (1556) Hellig Arrildz leje, (1569) Hele Arveds Leye, (1580) Helliaritz Leye
• (Swedish locality): (1677) Her Artiz leye, (1698) Arids Leye, Arilds Läye, (1700s) Herr Arilds Läger, (1751) Arillsläge, (1754) Arveds leje, (1900s) Arels lee, Arels läje, (1917) Arildsläge

Etymology

Name sense: Ultimately genitive form of Arvid, later transformed.

Locality sense: Ultimately named after Saint Arild. First known as Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”) in 1524, and Danish hellige Arrildz leye in 1556.

Up to late 19th century locally known as Arildsläge; by surface analysis, Arilds (“Arild's”) +‎ läge (“fishing village”), or shortned to Läget (“the fishing village”). During late 19th century officially named Arild.

Proper noun

Arild c (genitive Arilds)

1. a male given name
2. A village in Brunnby parish, Höganäs municipality, Skåne county, Sweden.

Statistics

• According to the Swedish Tax Agency's 2023 registry, the given name Arild belong to 611 individuals in Sweden.