Meaning of the nameArno
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ar-no
Arno is a male name of Germanic origin, a short form of Arnold, combining 'eagle' and 'power, authority'.
Meaning
“short form of Arnold, 'eagle' and 'power, authority'”
Source: Behind the Name: Arno · Behind the Name: Arnold
- People (2022)
- 5,448
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,588
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,742
- people
Arno in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,669 people).
0 women 5,431 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Arno is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arno in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.021%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.019%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,050 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,626 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 569 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 206 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 160 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 111 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arno
Behind the Name presents Arno as a name used in Dutch and German and a short form of Arnoud or Arnold, and Arnold as a Germanic name formed from arn, 'eagle', and walt, 'power, authority'. Wiktionary also describes it, in German, as a diminutive of Arnold. Arno is also the name of a river in Tuscany, according to the Portuguese entry in Wiktionary. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,448 people named Arno, with a median age of 65.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Arno · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Arnold · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Arno · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Arno
What does the name Arno mean?
Arno means “short form of Arnold, 'eagle' and 'power, authority'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Arno in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,448 people with the first name Arno, which ranks it number 2,588 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Arno a boy's or a girl's name?
Arno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,431 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Arno?
Arno is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Arno most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.021% of the state's population is named Arno (1,626 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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